{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRodney Joe Overbay is a Republican incumbent commissioner for District 2 of the Grainger County Commission, which elects three members, and is seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot.[1][2] He received 340 votes in the May 2026 District 2 Republican primary.[1]\n\n## Office history\nOverbay was returned to office in the August 2022 general election with 208 votes in District 2.[3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Grainger Road Superintendent fends off primary challenge - Citizen Tribune](https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/grainger-road-superintendent-fends-off-primary-challenge/article_67d994fe-3821-4eb5-854b-adb7492c245a.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Commission - Grainger County Tennessee](https://www.graingercountytn.com/county-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [August Primary & General Election results 2022 - Citizen Tribune](https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/august-primary-general-election-results-2022/article_83698bc2-143f-11ed-9d59-6ba4d7266e4c.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rodney","fullname":"Rodney Joe Overbay","lastname":"Overbay","middlename":"Joe","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commission District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent seeking re-election to Grainger County Commission District 2; returned to office in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"xZ8DzrO3NN"}