{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBryan Cook is an independent candidate for Gibson County Sheriff in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. His campaign emphasizes \"honesty, transparency, accountability, and community involvement\" and strengthening partnerships with local agencies, organized around themes he labels \"Community First,\" \"Open & Transparent Leadership,\" \"Outstanding Law Enforcement,\" and \"Keeping Our Community Safe\" [1].\n\n## Career\nCook reports 27 years as a first responder, progressing from a volunteer to a professional [1]. He has served as a Tennessee State Trooper and is currently deputized with the U.S. Marshals, serving on the Memphis Safe Task Force alongside Homeland Security, the FBI, DEA, ATF, Border Patrol, and TBI [1]. He is a certified firearms instructor and an emergency vehicle operations instructor, and states he has trained Milan police officers, Gibson County deputies, and Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers [1].\n\n## Background and education\nCook is a lifelong Gibson County resident who attended Trenton Peabody and graduated from Milan High School, and holds a degree in criminal justice [1]. He states he is married and has two sons [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Bryan Cook For Gibson County Sheriff - About Me](https://bryancookforsheriff.com/about-me) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Bryan Cook for Gibson County Sheriff - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bryancookforgibsoncountysheriff) (requires login)","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"Gibson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"BRYAN","fullname":"BRYAN COOK","lastname":"COOK","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Gibson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Gibson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Gibson County Sheriff; 27-year first responder, former TN State Trooper, and U.S. Marshals task-force member.","terms":[],"token":"7Zha8cVhB8"}