{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBilly Cody of Kingsport, Tennessee is an independent candidate for Tennessee's 1st Congressional District in the 2026 election, set to appear on the ballot in the November 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Tennessee's redrawn congressional districts: A full guide to every candidate running in 2026 \u2013 NewsChannel 5](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessees-redrawn-congressional-districts-a-full-guide-to-every-candidate-running-in-2026) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_1","county":"Blount","county_count":16,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Billy","fullname":"Billy Cody","lastname":"Cody","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_1","contest_title":"US House District 1","county":"Blount","county_count":16,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"us_house_1","contest_title":"US House District 1","county":"Blount","county_count":16,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_1","office_title":"US House District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"ScYEEnmE8I"}