{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAmber Y. Locke is an independent candidate for Cheatham County Commissioner, District 2 (Ashland City area), on the August 6, 2026 county-general ballot. District 2 is a \"Vote For TWO\" contest that also includes Republicans Randy Noe and Tim Williamson and Democrat Aric Storck [1].\n\n## Office history\nLocke was appointed by the Cheatham County Commission to fill a vacancy on the Cheatham County Board of Education, District 3, previously held by Rodney Dale McCarver [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cheatham County Sample Ballot, Precinct 2-1 (Aug. 6, 2026)](https://www.cheathamcountytn.gov/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots/no_party/precinct2_1.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Cheatham County Board of Education announcement of Amber Locke's appointment - Facebook (ccboe1)](https://www.facebook.com/ccboe1/photos/just-in-amber-locke-was-appointed-tonight-by-the-cheatham-county-commission-to-f/628632942002465/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Amber Y. Locke - Rodney Dale McCarver School Board Dist. 3 filing (Cheatham County)](https://www.cheathamcountytn.gov/uploads/240404141114_0001.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Cheatham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Amber","fullname":"Amber Y. Locke","lastname":"Locke","middlename":"Y.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Cheatham","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":"Cheatham","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 candidate for Cheatham County Commission District 2; was appointed by the county commission to fill a District 3 seat on the county school board.","terms":[],"token":"ukmlGP5Bt0"}