{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nBrent Jones is a Republican candidate running in the 2026 Tennessee House of Representatives District 18 primary election [2]. He qualified for the ballot by meeting the state's filing requirements before the March 10, 2026 deadline [2]. Jones previously served as a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from North Carolina [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nBrent Jones served as a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from North Carolina [1]. He was bound to an unknown candidate during this role, which followed Donald Trump's victory in the North Carolina Republican primary on March 15, 2016 [1].\n\nJones is currently listed as a candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives District 18 Republican primary in the upcoming 2026 election cycle [2]. As of May 11, 2026, this race has not yet occurred, and its outcome remains unknown.\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Brent Jones (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Brent_Jones_(North_Carolina))\n[2] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Brent","fullname":"Brent N. Jones","lastname":"Jones","middlename":"N.","office_history":[],"summary":"Brent Jones is a Republican district-level delegate to the 2016 RNC from NC and appears on TN candidate lists for 2026.","terms":[],"token":"IxG4cYSXdU"}