{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJoshua Franklin is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as a Tennessee Executive Committee Member for District 9 in the primary [1]. In 2026, he is running for election to the Loris City Council At-large position in South Carolina [1]. Franklin was previously on the ballot in the general election for this seat on November 4, 2025 [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nJoshua Franklin ran for election to the Loris City Council At-large in South Carolina and appeared on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025 [1]. Two seats were won outright by Kelli Gerald and Carroll D. Padgett Jr., while the remaining seat proceeded to a runoff on November 18, 2025 [1]. The provided sources do not specify whether Franklin was elected or lost in that race, nor do they list any other prior elected or appointed offices held by Franklin [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Joshua Franklin (Loris City Council At-large, South Carolina, candidate 2025) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Joshua_Franklin_(Loris_City_Council_At-large,_South_Carolina,_candidate_2025))","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"},{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_9","county":"Cocke","county_count":5,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 9"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joshua","fullname":"Joshua Franklin","lastname":"Franklin","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_9","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 9","county":"Cocke","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_9","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 9","county":"Cocke","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_9","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 9","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Joshua Franklin ran for Loris City Council At-large in South Carolina in the 2025 general election.","terms":[],"token":"qGRVgavtew"}