{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTim Burchett is the Republican U.S. Representative for Tennessee\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, seeking re-election in the 2026 election and facing a Republican primary challenge from Michaela Barnett [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nBurchett is an East Tennessee native who grew up in Knoxville and lives in the Gibbs community of Knox County with his wife, Kelly, and their daughter, Isabel [1].\n\n## Career\nBefore entering politics, Burchett started a small business [1].\n\n## Office history\nBurchett served 16 years in the Tennessee General Assembly \u2014 four years in the State House followed by 12 years in the State Senate \u2014 then eight years as Knox County Mayor. He was first elected to the U.S. House in November 2018 and took office in January 2019 [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nBurchett currently serves on the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure [1]. During the 117th Congress he sponsored 23 bills and cosponsored 201, three of which were signed into law, including the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act and the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act; during the 118th Congress he sponsored 32 bills and cosponsored 218, six of which were signed into law [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [About | Representative Tim Burchett](https://burchett.house.gov/about) \u2014 U.S. House of Representatives, accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Candidates for United States House of Representatives, filed as of March 2026](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/USHouseCandidates_2026.pdf) \u2014 Tennessee Secretary of State, accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_2","county":"Anderson","county_count":17,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Tim","fullname":"Tim Burchett","lastname":"Burchett","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_2","contest_title":"US House District 2","county":"Anderson","county_count":17,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"us_house_2","contest_title":"US House District 2","county":"Anderson","county_count":17,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_2","office_title":"US House District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"","primary":null,"term":{"county":null,"electiondate":"2022-11-08","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_representative_district_2","office_title":"US Representative District 2","party":"","state":"TN","term_end":"2025-01-03","term_start":"2023-01-03"},"year":2023}],"office_key":"us_representative_district_2","office_title":"US Representative District 2","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2022-11-08","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_representative_district_2","office_title":"US Representative District 2","party":"","state":"TN","term_end":"2025-01-03","term_start":"2023-01-03"}]}],"summary":"Tim Burchett is the Republican U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 2nd District, first elected in 2018 and currently serving his fourth term.","terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2022-11-08","office":"us_representative_district_2","state":"TN","term_end":"2025-01-03","term_start":"2023-01-03","title":"US Representative District 2"}],"token":"ejhMIFPzTx"}