{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nKirk Carter is a candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 in the 2026 election cycle [1]. He qualified for the ballot by meeting the March 10, 2026, filing deadline established by the Tennessee Secretary of State [2]. Carter appears on the official candidate lists released following the close of the qualifying period [8].\n\nThe general election for District 79 is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, coinciding with other state and federal races in Tennessee [3]. The primary election for this seat will take place on August 6, 2026 [4]. As of May 11, 2026, the outcome of the race remains unknown [1].\n\n## Career\n\nKirk Carter is a cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of experience in both military and civilian sectors [7]. He has worked in information technology functions inside and outside of the military, serving as a mentor, teacher, and technician [7]. Carter is also an attorney who defends manufacturers of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in product liability litigation, having assisted in defending products such as bone-grafting materials and total knee replacement liners [6].\n\nCarter has previously worked in the tourism industry on Maui, where he operated a submarine [5]. He is listed among candidates for the Tennessee House District 79 race in the 2026 election cycle [2].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Tennessee elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_elections,_2026)\n[2] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[3] [2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee)\n[4] [2026 Tennessee Senate election - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_Senate_election)\n[5] [Former Hammond resident Kirk Carter dies from burns gotten in Lahaina, Maui wildfires after week in hospital - ABC7 Chicago](https://abc7chicago.com/post/lahaina-wildfires-maui-fire-death-toll-kirk-carter/13692242/)\n[6] [Kirk A. Carter | Attorneys | Bowman and Brooke LLP](https://www.bowmanandbrooke.com/attorneys/kirk-carter)\n[7] [Kirk Carter | US Army Cyber School](https://www.sans.org/profiles/kirk-carter)\n[8] [Tennessee's 2026 candidate lists finalized for state and federal races \u2022 Tennessee Lookout](https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tennessees-2026-candidate-lists-finalized-for-state-and-federal-races/)","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kirk","fullname":"Kirk D Carter","lastname":"Carter","middlename":"D","office_history":[],"summary":"No specific metadata for Kirk Carter representing Tennessee State House District 079 was found in the provided sources.","terms":[],"token":"oKCdZovw9S"}