{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nPhillip Ray \"JR\" Spears Jr. is an independent candidate for Macon County Mayor in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. In candidate question-and-answer material posted to his campaign Facebook page, Spears said his priorities include conducting \"a comprehensive county-wide audit to determine exactly where taxpayer dollars are being spent,\" establishing a county Finance Director position, expanding water-service access, identifying and repairing problem roads, working with the County Commission to bring more jobs to the county, and seeking citizen input on the future of the Old Macon County Courthouse [1].\n\n## Career\nSpears works as a paramedic serving Robertson County and is a resident of Macon County [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Phillip 'Jr.' Spears - Questions & Answers from Hillbilly Day (campaign Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/phillip.r.spears/posts/please-sharequestions-answers-from-hillbilly-dayfirst-i-would-like-to-apologize-/10162259055715881/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Phillip 'JR' Spears' vision for Macon County, TN mayor (Facebook group post)](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2267715306691093/posts/26973050775730870/) (campaign material; may require login - unverified pointer)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"PHILLIP","fullname":"PHILLIP RAY SPEARS JR.","lastname":"JR.","middlename":"RAY SPEARS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Macon County Mayor; a Robertson County paramedic running on a county financial audit, water, roads and jobs.","terms":[],"token":"NewSuzCNyQ"}