{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Jackson is the incumbent Marion County Mayor and the Democratic candidate for re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. He was the only candidate on the May 5, 2026 Democratic mayoral primary ballot [3]. He faces Republican Travis Layne and independents Tim Brooks, Daniel Carter, Patrick Childs and Benjamin Shankles [1].\n\n## Office history\nJackson has served as Marion County Mayor since 2014 [4][5]. Before becoming county mayor, he held municipal office in the town of Kimball: he was appointed alderman in 1990, later served as vice mayor, and became mayor of Kimball in 2003, holding that post until 2014 [5].\n\n## Career\nJackson worked at Lodge Manufacturing for more than 34 years, the last 20 in a supervisory role [5].\n\n## Background and education\nA lifelong Marion County resident, Jackson was born and raised in Kimball and graduated from Marion County High School in 1979 [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [DECISION 2026: What's on the ballot in Marion County? (local3news.com)](https://www.local3news.com/local-news/decision/decision-2026-what-s-on-the-ballot-in-marion-county/article_55cd08e3-a2d9-4e9a-b93c-a85660ea2f05.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Marion County Voters Preparing for August General Election (svalleynow.com)](https://svalleynow.com/2026/05/31/marion-county-voters-preparing-for-august-general-election/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Official Ballot for Marion County Primary Election, May 5, 2026 (marionvotes.com)](https://marionvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Marion-2026P-Newspaper.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Leadership (marioncountytn.net)](https://marioncountytn.net/leadership) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[5] [Marion County Mayor David Jackson biography (marioncountytn.com/leadership)](https://marioncountytn.com/leadership) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Jackson","lastname":"Jackson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Marion County Mayor since 2014 and former mayor of Kimball; Democratic candidate for re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"6KGarrfoy0"}