{"biography":"Jones said he relies often on his military experiences in leading the city. He said he has tried to shift the city employees' promotion system away from a longevity-based system to one more dependant on performance.\n\nJones, 53, has a busy schedule. In addition to serving as Millington's full-time mayor and as an officer in the Tennessee State Guard, he is the father of six children ranging in ages 29 to 19 months and has two grandchildren.\n\n\"My wife remarked to me once that it was tough being a single parent,\" Jones said. \"I have had to allow time for the family as well.","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_executive","county":"Giles","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Executive"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Terry","fullname":"Terry Jones","lastname":"Jones","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_executive","contest_title":"County Executive","county":"Giles","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_executive","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_executive","contest_title":"County Executive","county":"Giles","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_executive","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_executive","office_title":"County Executive","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2020-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"millington_mayor","office_title":"Millington Mayor","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2024-09-01","term_start":"2020-09-01"},"year":2020}],"office_key":"millington_mayor","office_title":"Millington Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2020-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"millington_mayor","office_title":"Millington Mayor","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2024-09-01","term_start":"2020-09-01"}]}],"summary":"Terry Jones is the current mayor of Millington, serving a term from September 2020 to September 2024. He has emphasized the importance of performance-based promotions for city employees rather than relying solely on longevity. In addition to his mayoral duties, Jones is also an officer in the Tennessee State Guard and a father of six children with two grandchildren. No information is provided about his education or previous employment.","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2020-08-06","office":"millington_mayor","state":"TN","term_end":"2024-09-01","term_start":"2020-09-01","title":"Millington Mayor"}],"token":"0eyz4QcGVN"}