{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrent N. Jones is running as a Republican in the August 6, 2026 primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 18, serving Knox County. He is seeking his first elected office at the state level.\n\nJones campaigns as a conservative committed to low taxes, fiscal responsibility, protecting agricultural and commercial interests in Tennessee, and ensuring access to healthcare while maintaining fiscal health. He emphasizes his background as a military attorney and federal prosecutor.\n\n## Background and education\nJones was born and raised in Lafayette, Tennessee. He earned his law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Alabama.\n\n## Career\nAfter law school, Jones joined the United States Air Force as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) attorney and served on active duty for more than eleven years, working both as a defense attorney and as a senior prosecutor. He left active duty in 2018 and moved back to Tennessee, where he joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee as an Assistant United States Attorney, prosecuting drug trafficking and other serious federal crimes.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Brent Jones for Tennessee State Representative, District 18 \u2013 Campaign Website](https://www.brentjonesfortn.com/)\n- [2] [Brent N. Jones \u2013 LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-n-jones-0519599a/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_018","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN House District 18"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Brent N.","fullname":"Brent N. Jones","lastname":"Jones","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_018","contest_title":"TN House District 18","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_018","office_title":"State Representative District 18","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"state_house_018","contest_title":"TN House District 18","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_018","office_title":"State Representative District 18","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house_018","office_title":"State Representative District 18","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"0HgkZKz6gE"}