{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKevin Faulkner is an incumbent Chester County commissioner seeking re-election in District 1, running as an Independent on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot. Each Chester County commission district elects three members, so voters in the district choose multiple commissioners in a single contest. [1][2]\n\n## Office history\nFaulkner currently serves as one of the county commissioners representing District 1 on the Chester County Commission, which is made up of 18 members across six districts. [2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [August 2026 Chester County Election Candidates - Chester County Election Commission](https://votechestercountytn.gov/news/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Chester County Board of Commissioners](https://chestercountytn.org/county_commission.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Chester","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kevin","fullname":"Kevin Faulkner","lastname":"Faulkner","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Chester","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Chester","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Chester County commissioner for District 1, running for re-election in 2026 as an Independent.","terms":[],"token":"wP56G4cRWu"}