{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJacob Kristopher Anders, of Tullahoma, is an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District in 2026 [3]. He frames his campaign as non-partisan, saying, \"This isn't about party politics. I'm fighting for each and every Tennessean: Independent, Republican, Democrat\" [2]. He says he is \"running for Congress to bring back servant leadership\" [1]. His stated priorities include affordability (affordable housing, universal healthcare, and universal basic income), ending U.S. foreign military interventions, and government accountability, including release of \"the Epstein files\" and UFO-related government documents [1][2].\n\n## Background and career\nAnders describes himself as a historian, author, and community advocate [1][2]. He is described as \"a staunch advocate for constitutional rights and digital ethics\" who \"successfully challenged systemic censorship in a landmark pro se case\" [2]. He identifies as a mass shooting survivor and says he lives in Tullahoma with his wife and children [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Jacob Anders \u2014 official campaign site](https://jacobanders.org/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Jacob Anders Announces Run for U.S. Congress in Tennessee's 4th District (WGNS Radio)](https://www.wgnsradio.com/article/98199/jacob-anders-announces-run-for-us-congress-in-tennessees-4th-district) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Tennessee's redrawn congressional districts: full 2026 candidate guide (NewsChannel5)](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessees-redrawn-congressional-districts-a-full-guide-to-every-candidate-running-in-2026) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_4","county":"Bedford","county_count":31,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jacob Kristopher","fullname":"Jacob Kristopher Anders","lastname":"Anders","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_4","contest_title":"US House District 4","county":"Bedford","county_count":31,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"us_house_4","contest_title":"US House District 4","county":"Bedford","county_count":31,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_4","office_title":"US House District 4","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jacob Kristopher Anders is a Tullahoma author and historian running as an independent for U.S. House in Tennessee's 4th District.","terms":[],"token":"j13c1Wf5Dz"}