{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDevin Oakes is an Independent candidate for Campbell County Commission District 4 in Tennessee, running in the August 6, 2026 general election [25]. He is one of six candidates vying for three seats on the commission in that district [25]. The other candidates are Independents Johnny \"Coach\" Bruce (incumbent) and Marlana Lester, and Republicans Ray Perry, Chris Stanley, and Nathan Treadway [25]. Two previous incumbents, Erica Simpson and Charles \"Goat\" Baird, sought to run as Independents but did not file petitions [25].\n\n## Sources\n\n[25] [Lynch, Jeffries running for Campbell County mayor in August | News | themountainpress.com](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/news/lynch-jeffries-running-for-campbell-county-mayor-in-august/article_d5581405-b02e-505b-b2b7-cced0b03b010.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-03\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Devin","fullname":"Devin Oakes","lastname":"Oakes","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commission District 4","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commission District 4","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":"County Commission District 4","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"xMSYQAThSN"}