{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRodney Roberson is an Independent candidate for Hawkins County Commission District 3 on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1]. The Rogersville Review has identified him as the Rogersville Housing director in coverage of the 2026 commission race [2].\n\n## Career\nRoberson served as principal of Carters Valley Elementary School in Church Hill, where he was named Hawkins County Schools Principal of the Year for 2019-2020 [3]. In summer 2022 he transitioned from that role to become assistant supervisor and energy manager with Hawkins County Schools' facilities and maintenance department [4]. He is currently listed as Executive Director of the Rogersville Housing Authority [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hawkins County Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[2] [Hawkins voters have plenty of options (Rogersville Review)](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_a72b5833-32a6-408c-84a9-21f45511c5f5.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[3] [Rodney Roberson named 2019-2020 HCS Principal of the Year (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/100046305622499/posts/congratulations-to-mr-rodney-roberson-for-being-named-2019-2020-hcs-principal-of/2915131305196493/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[4] [Hawkins Schools have three new principals, one new Supervisor, one change in Central Office (Rogersville Review)](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/community/article_ccbef678-02cd-11ed-9602-fb99c0eaf1df.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[5] [Rogersville Housing Authority \u2014 Our Staff](https://rogersvillehousing.com/About-Us/Our-Staff) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"RODNEY","fullname":"RODNEY ROBERSON","lastname":"ROBERSON","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent for Hawkins County Commission District 3; former Carters Valley Elementary principal (2019-2020 HCS Principal of the Year) and current Rogersville Housing Authority director.","terms":[],"token":"sE9bsE02vG"}