{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nSara Thompson is a Democratic Party candidate seeking election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 9 in 2026 [1]. She successfully qualified for the ballot after meeting the state's qualifying deadline on March 10, 2026 [2]. Thompson maintains an official campaign presence on X under the handle @thompsonfortn [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nSara Thompson ran for election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 9 as a member of the Democratic Party [1]. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022, when incumbent Steve Southerland defeated her [1]. Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey during that 2022 campaign cycle [1].\n\nThompson is listed on the candidate lists for the Democratic State Executive Committee race in Tennessee for the 2026 election cycle [2]. The qualifying deadline for this position was March 10, 2026 [2]. As of May 11, 2026, the outcome of this upcoming election remains unknown [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Sara Thompson - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Sara_Thompson)\n[2] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[3] [Sara Thompson For TN Senate 9 (@thompsonfortn) / X](https://x.com/thompsonfortn?lang=en)","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_9","county":"Cocke","county_count":5,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 9"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Sara","fullname":"Sara Thompson","lastname":"Thompson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_9","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 9","county":"Cocke","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_9","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 9","county":"Cocke","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_9","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 9","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sara Thompson is a Democratic candidate who ran for the Tennessee State Senate District 9 seat in 2022 but lost to incumbent Steve Southerland.","terms":[],"token":"JPwpENHfoX"}