{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJeremy Hugh Gwynne Hayes won the Republican primary for Wilson County Commission District 16 on May 5, 2026, defeating incumbent Diane Weathers 124-83 [1][2]. He faces Democrat Byron Embry in the August 6, 2026 Wilson County general election [1][3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nPer his campaign site, Hayes carries the name of his grandfather, Hugh Gwynne Hayes, and credits his grandparents Gladys Anita Hayes and Hugh Gwynne Hayes with instilling his commitment to community; his children represent the fifth generation of the Hayes family raised on the family farm [3].\n\n## Career\n\nHayes moved from a career in business into education. His campaign site describes him as a history department head and head football coach at \"a local high school,\" saying he chose teaching out of a belief that education \"does not care what you look like, where you are from, nor does it care about your past\" [3]. A Main Street Media of Tennessee report on the primary separately describes him as a teacher, football coach, and track coach [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Nelson, Hayes beat incumbents in Wilson County Commission Republican primary, Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/chronicleofmtjuliet/nelson-hayes-beat-incumbents-in-wilson-county-commission-republican-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Wilson County May 5 primary candidates, Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/lebanon/wilson-county-may-5-primary-candidates/article_1c729583-8efa-5bb9-bf6d-b169c75f0c2f.html) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Jeremy H.G. Hayes - Educator](https://jeremyhghayes.com/educator) - accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 16"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JEREMY","fullname":"JEREMY HUGH GWYNNE HAYES","lastname":"HAYES","middlename":"HUGH GWYNNE","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","contest_title":"County Commission District 16","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","contest_title":"County Commission District 16","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":"County Commission District 16","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Teacher and coach; Republican nominee for Wilson County Commission District 16 after unseating incumbent Diane Weathers in the May 2026 primary.","terms":[],"token":"owoCKLxC4r"}