{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKerry Ledbetter is the Republican nominee for Putnam County Clerk in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][2]. He currently serves on the Putnam County School Board, to which he was elected in 2022 [1]. His platform emphasizes transparency, accountability, and customer service [1].\n\n## Background and education\nLedbetter graduated from Cookeville High School in 1989 and attended Tennessee Tech University, where he majored in business [1].\n\n## Career\nLedbetter spent more than 20 years in hospitality management, beginning at a local hotel and rising to general manager, then area manager over two hotels in Murfreesboro, where he served on the Rutherford County Hospitality Association Board and was its president in 2008 [1]. As a regional manager he oversaw 11 hotels across Tennessee, Texas, and Florida [1]. For the past decade he has managed homeowners associations in Middle Tennessee, advising HOA boards on administration and contract negotiation [1]. He has served as minister of music at Hampton's Crossroads Baptist Church for 16 years [1].\n\n## Family\nLedbetter has been married to Karen Ledbetter, a licensed clinical social worker, for 28 years; the couple has five children and one grandchild [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Meet Kerry \u2014 Kerry Ledbetter for Putnam County Clerk](https://www.kerryledbetter.com/meet-kerry) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Kerry Ledbetter for Putnam County Clerk (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/kerryledbetter2026/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"KERRY","fullname":"KERRY W LEDBETTER","lastname":"LEDBETTER","middlename":"W","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican nominee for Putnam County Clerk; current Putnam County School Board member with a background in hospitality management and HOA management.","terms":[],"token":"x6z3HgyMY5"}