{"age":75,"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJane Chedester is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeewoman, District 6 (Knox County), in the 2026 election, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official candidate filing list [1].\n\n## Career\nChedester served as a field representative for U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) from 2003 until January 2021, per her LegiStorm biography [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2026 Republican State Executive Committee candidate filings \u2014 Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNGOPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Jane Chedester - LegiStorm biography](https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/1880/Jane_G_Chedester.html) - accessed 2026-07-20","birthdate":"Tue, 24 Oct 1950 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_6","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jane","fullname":"Jane Chedester","lastname":"Chedester","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_6","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 6","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_6","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 6","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_6","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jane Chedester is a Republican candidate for the State Executive Committee District 6 Primary.","terms":[],"token":"TfeC7WOLKe"}