{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoshua Warren Sales, of Pegram, Tennessee, is a Democratic candidate for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in the August 6, 2026 primary [1]. The Republican incumbent is Matt Van Epps of Nashville [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for United States House of Representatives - Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/USHouseCandidates_2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Tennessee's redrawn congressional districts: A full guide to every candidate running in 2026 - NewsChannel 5](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessees-redrawn-congressional-districts-a-full-guide-to-every-candidate-running-in-2026) - accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_7","county":"Benton","county_count":22,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joshua Warren","fullname":"Joshua Warren Sales","lastname":"Sales","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_7","contest_title":"US House District 7","county":"Benton","county_count":22,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_7","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"us_house_7","contest_title":"US House District 7","county":"Benton","county_count":22,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_7","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_7","office_title":"US House District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"UA3aBTFzed"}