{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nStan Harville is the incumbent Hamblen County Commissioner for District 10 and currently serves as vice chairman of the commission [1]. He is the Republican nominee for the District 10 seat on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot, opposed by Democrat Allen D. Brooks [2]. He lives in Morristown [1].\n\n## Background and education\nHarville is a graduate of Morristown East High School. He attended Walters State Community College from 1977 to 1979, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with honors from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and earned a master's degree in administration and supervision from East Tennessee State University [3].\n\n## Career\nHarville spent thirty years with the Hamblen County school system as a teacher, coach, and administrator, beginning in August 1981 as a teacher at Manley Elementary School, and including tenures as assistant principal and teacher at Morristown East High School and principal at Witt Elementary School [3]. After retiring from the county school system in March 2011, he served as director of Dandridge Christian Learning Center from 2011 to 2015 and as a teacher at All-Saints Episcopal School from August 2016 until July 2017 [3]. He then became executive director of HC*EXCELL, an education foundation supporting the Hamblen County school system, overseeing its day-to-day operations until his retirement on December 31, 2023 [3]. In all, the resolution honoring him credits Harville with thirty-nine years in the field of education [3].\n\n## Office history\nHarville is a current member of the Hamblen County Commission representing District 10 and serves as the commission's vice chairman [1][3].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nDuring his education career Harville was the first \"21st Century\" classroom teacher at Morristown East High School, was named Morristown East High School Teacher of the Year in 1993-1994, and received the Best Practices in Character Education Award at Witt Elementary School in 2005 [3]. He was recognized as Volunteer of the Year for his work with Youth LEADERSHIP Hamblen County and was a certified trainer for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and a certified ACES trainer through Building Strong Brains TN [3]. He was a member of the Tennessee Department of Education's Community Engagement Council [3]. The Tennessee Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 814, sponsored by Sen. Steve Southerland, recognizing Harville on the occasion of his 2023 retirement [3].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\nHarville is a retired educator; the sources reviewed describe his income as deriving from his career in public and private education and the HC*EXCELL foundation [3].\n\n## Family\nThe reviewed sources describe Harville as an active congregant of Trinity United Methodist Church in Morristown but do not detail immediate family members [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commission - Hamblen County Government](https://www.hamblencountytn.gov/county-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Election 2026: Things You Need to Know - Citizen Tribune](https://www.citizentribune.com/election-2026-things-you-need-to-know/article_ba462df5-06e6-4d24-a33e-ca1793b8bbcb.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Senate Joint Resolution 814 recognizing Stan Harville](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SJR0814.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","county":"Hamblen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 10"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"STAN","fullname":"STAN HARVILLE","lastname":"HARVILLE","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 10","county":"Hamblen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 10","county":"Hamblen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":"County Commissioner District 10","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent and vice chairman of the Hamblen County Commission for District 10; retired Morristown educator with 39 years in Hamblen County schools and HC*EXCELL.","terms":[],"token":"zFGAPToHeM"}