{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLowell Reynolds is an independent candidate running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District [1]. He officially declared his candidacy for the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026 [1]. The primary elections for this race are set to take place on August 6, 2026 [1].\n\nReynolds describes himself as a former music industry professional who earned a Grammy Statuette for engineering work before pursuing legal studies [2]. He states that he is currently a third-year law student at Syracuse University College of Law and resides in Nashville, Tennessee [2]. Campaign finance data from OpenCampaign indicates that no contribution data is available for his campaign [3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nLowell Reynolds was born in Florida and raised in Indiana before building his life in Nashville, Tennessee [2]. He is the son of a small business owner [2].\n\nReynolds earned a business degree and is a third-year law student (3L) at Syracuse University College of Law [2].\n\n## Career\n\nLowell Reynolds was born in Florida and raised in Indiana before establishing his life in Nashville, Tennessee [2]. He earned a business degree and is currently a third-year law student at Syracuse University College of Law [2].\n\nReynolds built a successful career in the music industry, during which he received a Grammy statuette for his engineering work along with several other professional honors [2]. The son of a small business owner, he states that he learned the value of hard work, personal responsibility, and perseverance early in life [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nLowell Reynolds has not held any elected or appointed public office prior to his current candidacy [1]. He is running as an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, with a general election scheduled for November 3, 2026 [1].\n\nReynolds self-describes as having built his life in Nashville, Tennessee, after being born in Florida and raised in Indiana [2]. He earned a business degree and is a third-year law student at Syracuse University College of Law [2]. His professional background includes a career in the music industry, where he won a Grammy Award for engineering [2].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nLowell Reynolds describes himself as the son of a small business owner and states that he learned the value of hard work, personal responsibility, and perseverance early in life [2]. He earned a business degree prior to pursuing his legal studies [2]. Reynolds is currently a third-year law student (3L) at Syracuse University College of Law [2].\n\nReynolds reports having had a successful career in the music industry, during which he earned a Grammy statuette for engineering along with several other professional honors [2]. He self-describes as having built his life in Nashville, Tennessee, after being born in Florida and raised in Indiana [2].\n\nRegarding campaign financing, data from Open Campaign indicates that no contribution data is available for Reynolds' committee [3].\n\n## Family\n\nLowell Reynolds is married to his high school sweetheart [2]. He is the father of two children [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Lowell Reynolds - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lowell_Reynolds)\n[2] [Lowell Reynolds For Congress \u2013 United States House of Representatives. Tennessee's Fifth District.](https://loareyno.wordpress.com)\n[3] [Issue positions of Lowell Reynolds - All politics is local!](https://www.opencampaign.com/politicians-in-united-states/196490/lowell-reynolds/issue-positions)","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_7","county":"Benton","county_count":22,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lowell","fullname":"Lowell Andre Reynolds","lastname":"Reynolds","middlename":"Andre","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_7","contest_title":"US House District 7","county":"Benton","county_count":22,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_7","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"us_house_7","contest_title":"US House District 7","county":"Benton","county_count":22,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_7","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_7","office_title":"US House District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Lowell Reynolds is an independent candidate for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"fjrRQ9OoQr"}