{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTim Jones is the incumbent Sumner County Commissioner for District 23 (the section of Hendersonville north of Highway 31) and the Republican Party nominee seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 ballot, facing Democrat Jordan Ring [1][2]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 356 votes [3].\n\n## Office history\nJones is listed among the sitting Sumner County Commissioners representing District 23 [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] [Tim Jones \u2014 Sumner County, Tennessee Government](https://sumnercountytn.gov/tim-jones/) \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_23","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 23"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TIM","fullname":"TIM JONES","lastname":"JONES","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_23","contest_title":"County Commission District 23","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_23","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_23","contest_title":"County Commission District 23","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_23","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_23","office_title":"County Commission District 23","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Republican commissioner for District 23 (Hendersonville) seeking re-election.","terms":[],"token":"f1irVXTCLo"}