{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHarold \"Rocky\" Jones is running as a Republican in the August 6, 2026 primary for Tennessee's 4th Congressional District, challenging incumbent Scott DesJarlais. Jones is one of three Republicans in the primary. He is based in Manchester, Tennessee (Coffee County).\n\n## Career\nJones is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a volunteer firefighter. He ran for Manchester City Alderman in the August 2024 Tennessee primary election, which was his first known candidacy for public office. His congressional campaign builds on that local experience.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tennessee District 4 Congressional Candidate Rocky Jones Interview - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16DRmH1c9gQ)\n[2] [Manchester alderman incumbents to face challengers - Manchester Times](https://www.manchestertimes.com/news/manchester-alderman-incumbents-to-face-challengers/article_1b9b2258-f67e-11ee-adda-238b666d9150.html) (Manchester Times is paywalled beyond the headline; full article text could not be independently re-verified here)\n[3] [Harold \"Rocky\" Jones - BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/harold-rocky-jones)","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_4","county":"Bedford","county_count":31,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Harold \"Rocky\"","fullname":"Harold \"Rocky\" Jones","lastname":"Jones","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_4","contest_title":"US House District 4","county":"Bedford","county_count":31,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_4","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"us_house_4","contest_title":"US House District 4","county":"Bedford","county_count":31,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_4","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_4","office_title":"US House District 4","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"N63dIWy1Y3"}