{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJenny Jordan is the Democratic nominee for Blount County Commission District 5, Seat B, facing Republican incumbent Rick Carver in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1][2][3]. She filed her petition Dec. 30, 2025, the first Democrat to file for a county commission seat in the 2026 cycle, and had no primary opponent [4][5].\n\n## Office history\nJordan previously ran for the same seat in 2022, losing to Carver 603 votes (30.70%) to 1,361 votes (69.30%) [6].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Blount County Election Commission, \"May 5, 2026 Petitions\"](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29506/May-5-2026-Petitions-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Blount County Election Commission, \"May 5, 2026 Sample Ballot\"](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29846/May-5-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Blount County Election Commission, \"August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot\"](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [The Daily Times, \"August candidates take petitions on opening day\"](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/august-candidates-take-petitions-on-opening-day/article_d135953f-99a8-4f48-b4f4-05a2658b396d.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[5] [The Daily Times, \"Blount County primary fields are set\"](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-primary-fields-are-set/article_c928c6a7-a486-43e4-823e-3028b38b0891.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[6] [FetchYourNews, \"Blount County General Election Results,\" Aug. 4, 2022](https://fetchyournews.com/featured-stories/blount-county-general-election-results/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 5, Seat B"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jenny","fullname":"Jenny Jordan","lastname":"Jordan","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District 5, Seat B","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District 5, Seat B","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","office_title":"County Commission District 5, Seat B","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic nominee for Blount County Commission District 5, Seat B, challenging Republican incumbent Rick Carver on Aug. 6, 2026; previously ran for the same seat in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"WP0OFisFXN"}