{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSuzette Davenport is an Independent candidate for one of three seats representing District 5 on the Campbell County, Tennessee Commission in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Career\nDavenport serves as an alderwoman on the Jellico, Tennessee Board of Mayor and Aldermen, where she has taken part in board actions including a motion to abolish the city's utility board and approval of a surplus-property policy [2][3]. She has also picked up a petition to seek re-election to her Jellico alderwoman seat in the city's 2026 municipal election [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [No incumbent has picked up petition to run for re-election for District 5 commission seats as of Tuesday, The Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/news/no-incumbent-has-picked-up-petition-to-run-for-re-election-for-district-5-commission/article_df84bad2-7ff5-55b4-a6c0-b3575f5c15f1.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Jellico abolishes utility board, LaFollettePress.com](https://www.lafollettepress.com/content/jellico-abolishes-utility-board-0) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Jellico board approves surplus property policy, The Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/news/jellico-board-approves-surplus-property-policy/article_7cface26-6e34-50da-b0da-0683ee57fd1b.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Would-be candidates pick up petitions to run in November, The Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/would-be-candidates-pick-up-petitions-to-run-in-november/article_71eaa639-f12b-5224-82ea-a45e959e9fa2.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Suzette","fullname":"Suzette Davenport","lastname":"Davenport","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commission District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jellico, Tennessee alderwoman; Independent candidate for Campbell County Commission District 5 in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"xwWOabo2BN"}