{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLonnie Welden is an Independent candidate for one of three Campbell County Commission District 2 seats in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running against Republican Jerry Brown and independents Beverly Stanfield Hall (incumbent) and David R. Longmire [1].\n\n## Career\nWelden serves as a member of the Campbell County Regional Planning Commission. At a June 2023 meeting, he abstained from the planning commission's vote approving a minor lot combination that was his own property, on Scarlett Drive [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Lynch, Jeffries running for Campbell County mayor in August - Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/news/lynch-jeffries-running-for-campbell-county-mayor-in-august/article_d5581405-b02e-505b-b2b7-cced0b03b010.html)\n[2] [County planning commission meets - Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/county-planning-commission-meets/article_c4a44b62-4648-5ec8-a0e3-944226cf05fa.html) (June 2023)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lonnie","fullname":"Lonnie Welden","lastname":"Welden","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2","county":"Campbell","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 Commission District 2","county":"Campbell","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 Commission District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Campbell County Commission District 2 in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election; currently a member of the county Regional Planning Commission.","terms":[],"token":"xn2doMKe88"}