{"age":71,"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nCatherine Barcel \"Barcy\" Whitson is an Independent candidate for the United States Senate in Tennessee, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for the Class II seat currently held by Republican Bill Hagerty [1]. She filed from Chattanooga on February 27, 2026, and appears on the Tennessee Secretary of State's official candidate list, with her ballot signatures approved, following the March 10, 2026 qualifying deadline [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for United States Senate - Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/USSenate_2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-20","birthdate":"Sun, 03 Jul 1955 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_senate","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"US Senate"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Catherine","fullname":"Catherine Barcel Whitson","lastname":"Whitson","middlename":"Barcel","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_senate","contest_title":"US Senate","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_senate_class_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_senate","contest_title":"US Senate","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_senate_class_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_senate_class_1","office_title":"US Senate","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Catherine 'Barcy' Whitson is not listed as a candidate in the provided sources for the 2026 Tennessee U.S. Senate election.","terms":[],"token":"AOm9fTo4fd"}