{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTerri Klozik is the Democratic Party nominee for Blount County Commission District 1, Seat B, on the August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, facing Republican nominee Keenan Sudderth for the seat being vacated by retiring incumbent Earl McMahan [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nKlozik is one of two District 1 representatives on the Blount County Democratic Party's executive committee [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hats in the Ring: County Board of Commissioners Seat 1-B, The Daily Times](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-board-of-commissioners-seat-1-b/pdf_23491b18-6aa2-40d2-bec2-8b8b2918f5bc.html), Marcus Fitzsimmons, April 2026 \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [August 6, 2026 Official Ballot for Blount County](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Blount County Democrats \u2014 Tennessee Democratic Party](https://tndp.org/blount-county-democrats/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1_seat_b","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 1, Seat B"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Terri","fullname":"Terri Klozik","lastname":"Klozik","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District 1, Seat B","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District 1, Seat B","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1_seat_b","office_title":"County Commission District 1, Seat B","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"District 1 representative for the Blount County Democratic Party; Democratic nominee for County Commission District 1, Seat B, on the August 6, 2026 ballot.","terms":[],"token":"sbv7Q3xSek"}