{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nHorace Taylor is an Independent candidate running for the United States House of Representatives in Tennessee's 8th Congressional District [1]. He is listed among the candidates for the district as of May 15, 2026 [6]. The general election for this seat is scheduled to take place in 2026 [2].\n\nTaylor has maintained an active campaign presence on social media during the early months of 2026. On April 17 and April 18, he posted content through his official Instagram account, @horaceforcongress [4][5]. In May, he shared a video clip via the same platform on May 8, 2026 [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Horace Taylor - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Horace_Taylor)\n[2] [Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee%27s_8th_Congressional_District_election,_2026)\n[3] [Photo by Horace Taylor (@horaceforcongress) \u00b7 May 8, 2026](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYDyMLUDn5h/)\n[4] [Photo by Horace Taylor (@horaceforcongress)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DXQdIXPDn84/)\n[5] [Photo by Horace Taylor (@horaceforcongress) \u00b7 April 18, 2026](https://www.instagram.com/p/DXQX_xAjldM/)\n[6] [D5, 8 and 9 Candidates for United States House of Representatives ...](https://www.facebook.com/temiika/posts/d5-8-and-9-candidates-for-united-states-house-of-representatives-as-of-may-15-20/10243107476766529/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_8","county":"Benton","county_count":23,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Horace","fullname":"Horace Taylor","lastname":"Taylor","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_8","contest_title":"US House District 8","county":"Benton","county_count":23,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"us_house_8","contest_title":"US House District 8","county":"Benton","county_count":23,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_8","office_title":"US House District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Horace Taylor is an independent candidate for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"3SJJld3P5o"}