{"county":"tipton","description":null,"district":"8","districtgroup":"county_commission","id":652,"key":"county_commission_district_8_position_1","lastchangeby":null,"name":"James Lamont Sneed","next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":null,"partisan":1,"party":null,"qualities":null,"quantity":null,"source":"{\"url\": \"https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptontn/document_center/ec_ELECTED_APPOINTED_OFFICIALS.pdf\", \"title\": \"Tipton County, TN \u2014 Elected and Appointed Officials\", \"retrieved_at\": \"2026-06-05\"}","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":null,"electiondate":null,"name":"James Lamont Sneed","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Lamont Sneed currently represents District 8 on the Tipton County Commission[1] and is running as an Independent for that seat in the August 6, 2026 Tipton County general election.\n\n## Background and education\nSneed is a 1982 graduate profiled in a Tipton County Schools alumni feature[2].\n\n## Career\nSneed retired from FedEx after more than 30 years and now owns and operates Divine Grille, a food truck and catering business[2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Legislative Body \u2013 Tipton County Government](https://tiptonco.com/government/legislative_body/index.php)\n- [2] [#EndlessPossibilities 2023-2024 \u2013 About Us \u2013 Tipton County Schools](https://www.tipton-county.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=651957&type=d&pREC_ID=2476388)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Sneed","middlename":"Lamont","token":"m7muOzMOGA"},"term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 1","type":null,"url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-06-05 21:37:19"}