{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJason E. Light is Public Works Director for the City of Church Hill in Hawkins County and is running as an Independent for Hawkins County Road Superintendent on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot, challenging Republican incumbent Danny G. Jones [1][2]. Light has said he entered the race because he believes he would be \"the better man for the job\" [1].\n\n## Career\nAs Church Hill's Public Works Director, Light oversees the city's municipal public-works operations and represents Church Hill on the Kingsport Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization's Technical Coordinating Committee, which coordinates transportation planning across the greater Kingsport area [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Church Hill public works director runs for Hawkins road superintendent \u2014 Kingsport Times News](https://timesnews.net/news/123720/church-hill-public-works-director-runs-for-hawkins-road-superintendent/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[2] [Hawkins voters have plenty of options \u2014 Rogersville Review](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_a72b5833-32a6-408c-84a9-21f45511c5f5.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[3] [Kingsport MTPO Technical Coordinating Committee \u2014 City of Kingsport](https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/kmtpo/kingsport-mtpo-technical-coordinating-committee/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18","campaigns":[{"contest":"road_superintendent","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Road Superintendent"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JASON","fullname":"JASON E LIGHT","lastname":"LIGHT","middlename":"E","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"road_superintendent","contest_title":"Road Superintendent","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"road_superintendent","contest_title":"Road Superintendent","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":"Road Superintendent","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Church Hill Public Works Director running as an Independent for Hawkins County Road Superintendent, challenging Republican incumbent Danny G. Jones.","terms":[],"token":"cRXLescgD5"}