{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJerry D. Adcock is the incumbent DeKalb County commissioner for District 5, seeking reelection in the 2026 general election.[1] Amid a county debate over the location of a new jail, Adcock has said he has \"argued against the location of the new jail since day one\" and favors building onto the facility's existing addition from about 2000 instead.[2] DeKalb County commissioners voted 10-4 in 2026 to authorize up to $35 million in borrowing for a new jail.[3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] OpenCampaign \u2014 Jerry Adcock, DeKalb County Commissioner: https://www.opencampaign.com/politicians-in-united-states/62504/jerry-adcock\n[2] Jerry Adcock, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jerry.adcock.566/posts/\n[3] Citizen Portal \u2014 \"DeKalb County approves up to $35 million jail capital outlay\": https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7698107/\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Dekalb","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JERRY","fullname":"JERRY D. ADCOCK","lastname":"ADCOCK","middlename":"D.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Dekalb","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Dekalb","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commissioner District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"9Ud2oC43aP"}