{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Raby Creson is an independent candidate for the Lincoln County Commission, District 2, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot. District 2 is a single \"vote for three\" contest [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nCreson was appointed to the Lincoln County Commission to fill a vacant District 2 seat created by the resignation of commissioner Ben Brown, selected by a vote of the county commission [3].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [John Raby Creson fills vacant seat as District 2 Commissioner - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/john-raby-creson-fills-vacant-seat-as-district-2-commissioner/article_4a352375-4fba-4116-9d8f-91fef3e76f0e.html) (full article not directly retrievable; appointment details above drawn from the indexed article text)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [List of Candidates, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/LIST%20OF%20CANDIDATES%205-18-2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [General Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/GENERAL%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [John Raby Creson fills vacant seat as District 2 Commissioner - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/john-raby-creson-fills-vacant-seat-as-district-2-commissioner/article_4a352375-4fba-4116-9d8f-91fef3e76f0e.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Raby Creson","lastname":"Creson","middlename":"Raby","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent Lincoln County commissioner for District 2, appointed to fill the vacancy left by Ben Brown's resignation.","terms":[],"token":"u3voQgtQdC"}