{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert D. Cooper is an independent candidate for Fentress County Executive on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, one of two independents challenging Republican nominee Jacob Rosenbaum.\n\n## Office history\nA Robert Cooper currently serves on the Fentress County Commission representing the 3rd District [1]. This appears to be the same person, but the name match should be confirmed before publication.","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_executive","county":"Fentress","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Executive"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"ROBERT","fullname":"ROBERT D. COOPER","lastname":"COOPER","middlename":"D.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_executive","contest_title":"County Executive","county":"Fentress","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":"Fentress","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":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Fentress County Executive; appears to be the sitting 3rd District county commissioner (name match to be verified).","terms":[],"token":"4CsU8sty6w"}