{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKelly T. Keisling is running as a Republican in the August 6, 2026 primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 38, which covers Macon, Clay, Pickett, Scott, and a portion of Fentress Counties. He has held the seat since 2010 and has been named State Representative of the Year by the Tennessee House Republican Caucus.\n\n## Career\nKeisling is the President of Keisling Insurance in Byrdstown, Tennessee. He has represented District 38 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2010. In the legislature, he chairs the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee and serves on the House Transportation Committee and the Insurance and Banking Committee. He has worked on economic development initiatives for his rural district, including efforts to have Fentress County removed from the state's list of economically distressed counties.\n\nHe serves on the Board of Directors of the Children's Center of the Cumberlands and is a member of Etter Baptist Church.\n\n## Family\nKeisling and his wife Janet have been married for 51 years. They are the parents of three adult children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [About Kelly Keisling \u2013 Tennessee State Representative for District 38](https://www.kellykeislingtn.com/about)\n- [2] [State Representative Kelly Keisling Named State Representative of the Year \u2013 TN House Republican Caucus](https://tnhousegop.org/state-representative-kelly-keisling-named-state-representative-of-the-year/)\n- [3] [Representative Kelly Keisling \u2013 TN General Assembly](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/archives/109GA/members/h38.html)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_038","county":"Clay","county_count":5,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN House District 38"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kelly T","fullname":"Kelly T Keisling","lastname":"Keisling","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_038","contest_title":"TN House District 38","county":"Clay","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_038","office_title":"State Representative District 38","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"state_house_038","contest_title":"TN House District 38","county":"Clay","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_038","office_title":"State Representative District 38","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house_038","office_title":"State Representative District 38","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"SYtXBL6rDQ"}