{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMichael Brady is the incumbent County Mayor of Grundy County, Tennessee, and is the Republican Party nominee for the office on the August 6, 2026 county general election ballot [1][2]. He is opposed by independent candidate Jason Peterson [2].\n\n## Background and education\nBrady is from Beersheba Springs, Tennessee, and attended Grundy County High School [3]. He studied business management at Trevecca Nazarene University and government/pre-law at Motlow State Community College [3].\n\n## Career\nBefore holding county-wide office, Brady worked at Carrier Corporation and in the Grundy County Assessor of Property's office [3].\n\n## Office history\nBrady serves as Grundy County Mayor (the county executive), a role reflected in the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service directory of county officials [1]. He represents Grundy County on the board of the Southeast Tennessee Development District, a regional council of governments serving counties in the Chattanooga area [4].\n\n## Family\nBrady is married to Lisa Brady, and the couple has four children [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Michael Brady, County Mayor \u2014 UT County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/michael-brady) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Official Ballot, Grundy County, Tennessee, August 6, 2026](https://www.grundycountytn.net/officials/pdfs/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Meet Your Neighbor, Grundy County Herald](https://www.grundycountyherald.com/living/meet-your-neighbor/article_c19e341c-5bcf-5991-a58c-bb71984a688e.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Board of Directors, Southeast Tennessee Development District](https://www.sedev.org/board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Grundy","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"MICHAEL","fullname":"MICHAEL BRADY","lastname":"BRADY","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Grundy","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Grundy","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Grundy County mayor and Beersheba Springs native who worked in the county assessor's office; the Republican nominee seeking re-election in 2026 against independent Jason Peterson.","terms":[],"token":"rGYTOGLO1c"}