{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBilly Barnfield is the Republican Party nominee for Sumner County Commission District 16 (the Goodlettsville area), facing independent candidate David A. Long on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 318 votes [2].\n\n## Background\nBarnfield is a longtime Goodlettsville resident of about 20 years [3].\n\n## Office history\nHe serves as Vice Chair of the Goodlettsville Planning Commission and was a candidate for Goodlettsville City Commission in the November 2024 municipal election [3][4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Federal and State Primary, State Judicial and Sumner County General Elections Sample Ballot](https://www.votesumnertn.org/uploads/files/884379eec0cf6e5fb6f5678acff70a3783bde79d.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Sumner County elections: Who's ahead in the May 5 primary's key races](https://www.aol.com/articles/sumner-county-elections-whos-ahead-204532050.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Billy Barnfield for Goodlettsville City Commission \u2014 campaign Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/p/Billy-Barnfield-for-Goodlettsville-City-Commission-61563062264842/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Candidate List, November 5, 2024 Municipal Elections \u2014 Metro Nashville/Davidson County](https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/Candidate_List_November_5_2024_MUNICIPAL_ELECTIONS.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 16"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"BILLY","fullname":"BILLY BARNFIELD","lastname":"BARNFIELD","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","contest_title":"County Commission District 16","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","contest_title":"County Commission District 16","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":"County Commission District 16","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican nominee for County Commission District 16; Goodlettsville Planning Commission vice chair and former Goodlettsville City Commission candidate.","terms":[],"token":"yPd1RffW8b"}