{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJenny Fowler is a candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 19 [1]. She is running in the Democratic primary scheduled for August 6, 2026 [1]. Fowler qualified for the ballot by meeting the state\u2019s qualifying deadline on March 10, 2026 [2].\n\nFowler describes herself as a retired UT educator who promotes fully funded public education, road and infrastructure improvements to preserve rural areas, and quality, affordable healthcare for residents of East Knox County [3]. She states that she commits to being an effective listener and communicator [3]. The district includes rural areas from the Norris Freeway in the north, through Gibbs and Carter in the east, extending south to Seymour [3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nJenny Fowler is a retired educator from the University of Tennessee who resides in East Knox County [3]. She identifies as a level-headed leader and self-describes as an effective listener and communicator who promotes fully funded public education, road and infrastructure improvements to preserve rural areas, and quality, affordable healthcare for residents [3].\n\n## Career\n\nJenny Fowler is a retired educator who served as a professor in the Mathematics department at The University of Tennessee Knoxville [4]. Her professional background also includes work in the medical research field, where she held titles such as Division Director at the University of California, San Francisco [5].\n\nFowler self-describes herself as a level-headed leader and an effective listener who is fully engaged with her community [3]. She promotes policy positions including fully funded public education, road and infrastructure improvements for rural areas, and quality, affordable healthcare for residents of East Knox County [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nJenny Fowler is a candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 19 in the Democratic primary scheduled for August 6, 2026[1]. She has qualified for this race, which is part of the 2026 Tennessee House elections where the qualifying deadline was March 10, 2026[2].\n\nPrior to this campaign, Fowler served as a retired educator at the University of Tennessee[3]. The provided sources do not contain information regarding any prior elected or appointed offices held by Fowler, nor do they detail outcomes for any past races she may have run.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Jenny Fowler](https://ballotpedia.org/Jenny_Fowler)\n[2] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[3] [Jenny Fowler for Tennessee House District 19 - People Over Politics | Common Sense for Common People](https://jennyfortn.com/)\n[4] [Jennifer Fowler at The University of Tennessee Knoxville | Rate My Professors](https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/153107)\n[5] [Jenny Fowler \u2022 UCSF Profiles](https://profiles.ucsf.edu/jenny.fowler)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_019","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN House District 19"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jenny","fullname":"Jenny Fowler","lastname":"Fowler","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_019","contest_title":"TN House District 19","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_019","office_title":"State Representative District 19","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"state_house_019","contest_title":"TN House District 19","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_019","office_title":"State Representative District 19","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house_019","office_title":"State Representative District 19","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jenny Fowler, a retired UT educator and mathematician, is running for Tennessee House District 19 in the 2026 Democratic primary.","terms":[],"token":"INdaSt48s0"}