{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nBen Gann is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committee, District 12 [1]. He qualified for the ballot following the March 10, 2026, filing deadline, as confirmed by the Tennessee Secretary of State's official candidate lists [1]. His candidacy was included in the finalized list of candidates for state and federal races released by the state [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[2] [Tennessee's 2026 candidate lists finalized for state and federal races \u2022 Tennessee Lookout](https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tennessees-2026-candidate-lists-finalized-for-state-and-federal-races/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_12","county":"Campbell","county_count":9,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 12"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ben","fullname":"Ben Gann","lastname":"Gann","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_12","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 12","county":"Campbell","county_count":9,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_12","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_12","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 12","county":"Campbell","county_count":9,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_12","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_12","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 12","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Ben Gann is listed as a Republican State Executive Committee candidate for District 12 in the 2026 Tennessee elections.","terms":[],"token":"Weukzesf40"}