{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMichael Fielder appears on the August 6, 2026 Hardin County general-election ballot as a Republican Party Nominee for County Commissioner, District 8, a seat that elects two commissioners (\"vote for two\") [1]. Republican nominee Brian Qualls and independent candidate Meredith McLemore also appear on the District 8 ballot [1].\n\n## Career\nMichael \"Mike\" Fielder serves as Chief Deputy of the Hardin County Sheriff's Department, listed on the department's leadership roster [3].\n\n## Office history\nFielder is an incumbent, listed as one of District 8's sitting Hardin County commissioners in the county government directory [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardin County General Election Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (PDF)](https://www.hardincoelections.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GEN-Website-Sample.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Hardin County Government Directory](https://www.hardincogov.com/directory/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Hardin County Sheriff's Department - Our Department](https://www.hardincosheriff.com/our-department/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michael","fullname":"Michael Fielder","lastname":"Fielder","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Hardin County Chief Deputy Sheriff and incumbent District 8 commissioner, running for re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"tPbBVvBo3M"}