{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nKen Nelson Jr., a Realtor, won the Republican primary for Wilson County Commission District 17 on May 5, 2026, defeating incumbent James \"Rusty\" Keith 257-221 [1]. He faces Democrat Kim Prozeller in the August 6, 2026 Wilson County general election; Prozeller won her primary over Belita McMurry-Fite, 148-92 [1][2].\n\n## Career\n\nNelson works as a Realtor in the Wilson County area [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Nelson, Hayes beat incumbents in Wilson County Commission Republican primary, Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/chronicleofmtjuliet/nelson-hayes-beat-incumbents-in-wilson-county-commission-republican-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Wilson County May 5 primary candidates, Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/lebanon/wilson-county-may-5-primary-candidates/article_1c729583-8efa-5bb9-bf6d-b169c75f0c2f.html) - accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_17","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 17"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"KEN","fullname":"KEN NELSON JR","lastname":"JR","middlename":"NELSON","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_17","contest_title":"County Commission District 17","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_17","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_17","contest_title":"County Commission District 17","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_17","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_17","office_title":"County Commission District 17","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Realtor and Republican nominee for Wilson County Commission District 17; unseated incumbent Rusty Keith in the May 2026 primary.","terms":[],"token":"FiiO8mCSXM"}