{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAndrew F. Bennett III is a Democratic candidate running for District 21 of the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 2026 election[1]. He previously sought this same seat during the 2012 cycle, where he won the August primary unopposed before losing to incumbent Republican Jimmy Matlock in the general election on November 6, 2012[1].\n\n## Office history\n\nAndrew F. Bennett III served as a Democratic candidate for District 21 of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2012[1]. He ran unopposed in the August primary election before facing incumbent Republican Jimmy Matlock in the general election on November 6, 2012[1]. Bennett was defeated in that race[1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Andrew F. Bennett, III - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Andrew_F._Bennett,_III)","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","county":"Anderson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Andrew","fullname":"Andrew F. Bennett III","lastname":"Bennett","middlename":"F.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 5","county":"Anderson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 5","county":"Anderson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"Andrew F. Bennett III was a 2012 Democratic candidate for Tennessee House District 21 who lost to incumbent Jimmy Matlock.","terms":[],"token":"5nnLhphiGg"}