{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJon Wayne James of Christiana, Tennessee is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman, District 13, part of Rutherford County [1]. He met the March 10, 2026 qualifying deadline and was confirmed on the Tennessee Secretary of State's official candidate list as of March 24, 2026 [1]. The Republican primary is scheduled for August 6, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Republican State Executive Committee as of March 24, 2026](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNGOPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) (Tennessee Secretary of State, District 13 listing, Christiana, TN, 1/1 signatures, approved) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_13","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 13"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"rutherford","displayname":"James, Jon","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"02/11/26","documentid":"B0EC2D4B-A785-4855-ACF4-9C3B473483EC","documentname":"2026 APT","documentnameid":["B0EC2D4B-A785-4855-ACF4-9C3B473483EC","2026 APT"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"Republican State Exe. Committeeman - Dist #13","source_customer_id":"09ECD306-F24C-4CDD-9580-F9815F736BD5","source_filer_id":"4167A42E-6B8C-4E30-9D4D-5207152379BE","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Jon","fullname":"Jon Wayne James","lastname":"James","middlename":"Wayne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_13","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 13","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_13","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_13","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 13","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_13","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_13","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 13","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jon Wayne James is listed as a candidate for Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee in the 13th Representative District.","terms":[],"token":"ARdgmHLgUU"}