{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJessica F. Fuller is a Democratic candidate for the Washington County Commission's 5th District seat, on the ballot in the county general election on August 6, 2026 [1][2]. A Gray, Tennessee resident, Fuller is a first-time candidate for public office [1].\n\n## Background and education\nFuller earned a mass communications degree from East Tennessee State University in 2014 [3].\n\n## Career\nFuller worked as a reporter for the Johnson City Press for about four years, covering crime and education, before joining WJHL as a digital journalist in January 2019 [3]. The Washington County Democratic Party's candidate page describes her as a \"former journalist\" running on \"transparency, smart growth, and land conservation\" [2]. Explaining her decision to run, Fuller said: \"As a voter, I would often go to the voting booth and not see any options for local office... I thought I would wait for that person to run to give me an option. And then I guess one day I just realized that person could be me\" [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Democrats field candidates for nearly every Washington County Commission seat](https://www.wjhl.com/news/your-local-election-hq/democrats-field-candidate-for-nearly-every-washington-county-commission-seat-for-next-election/) \u2014 WJHL, accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Candidates \u2013 Washington County Democratic Party](https://wctndp.org/candidates/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Jessica Fuller author page](https://www.wjhl.com/author/jessica-fuller/) \u2014 WJHL, accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JESSICA","fullname":"JESSICA F. FULLER","lastname":"FULLER","middlename":"F.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commissioner District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic candidate for Washington County Commission District 5 in the Aug. 6, 2026 general; a Gray, Tennessee resident and former Johnson City Press/WJHL journalist making her first run for office.","terms":[],"token":"5z6eirH8PA"}