{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBaker Ring is the incumbent Sumner County Commissioner for District 8 and the Republican Party nominee seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 ballot, facing Democrat Rory Edmonds [1][2]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 196 votes [3].\n\n## Office history\nRing is listed as the sitting Sumner County Commissioner for District 8 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Federal and State Primary, State Judicial and Sumner County General Elections Sample Ballot](https://www.votesumnertn.org/uploads/files/884379eec0cf6e5fb6f5678acff70a3783bde79d.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Baker Ring \u2014 Sumner County Commissioner District 8, Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce](https://members.gallatintn.org/list/member/baker-ring-sumner-county-commissioner-2547.htm) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Sumner County elections: Who's ahead in the May 5 primary's key races](https://www.aol.com/articles/sumner-county-elections-whos-ahead-204532050.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"BAKER","fullname":"BAKER RING","lastname":"RING","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Republican commissioner for District 8 seeking re-election.","terms":[],"token":"YXe0YrSGbs"}