{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRonin Cunningham is the independent candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large Seat 10 in the August 6, 2026 general election, facing Republican Justin Cofer and Democrat Katina Sharp [1]. At 20, he is the youngest candidate in the race and says he is running out of an obligation \"to step up as a local citizen,\" with a vision of Knox County leading the state in quality of life, accountability and transparency [1][2]. His priorities include housing availability and affordability, reducing road accidents through improved infrastructure and traffic planning, faster emergency-responder response times, school performance, and expanded mental-health and crisis-intervention services county-wide [2]. He supports passing the Unified Development Ordinance despite imperfections, and says residents should be prioritized over businesses when projects pose environmental, health or safety risks [2].\n\n## Background and education\nCunningham, 20, is a student at Walters State Community College [2]. He has focused his campaign on social-media and website outreach and on contacting local and state government representatives [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Knox County Commission At-Large Seat 10 voter's guide (Knox News)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/knox-county-commission-large-seat-081219516.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Primary 2026: Commission At-Large Seat 10 (Compass Knox)](https://compassknox.com/2026/04/23/primary-2026-commission-at-large-seat-10/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large_seat_10","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission At-Large, Seat 10"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ronin","fullname":"Ronin Cunningham","lastname":"Cunningham","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large_seat_10","contest_title":"County Commission At-Large, Seat 10","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_at_large_seat_10","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_at_large_seat_10","contest_title":"County Commission At-Large, Seat 10","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_at_large_seat_10","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_at_large_seat_10","office_title":"County Commission At-Large, Seat 10","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large Seat 10; at 20 the race's youngest, focused on housing, road safety and mental-health services.","terms":[],"token":"VlJoxaNh6B"}