{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDean Brewer is an independent candidate running for Governor of Tennessee in the 2026 election [1]. He declared his candidacy for the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026 [1]. The primary election for this office is set to take place on August 6, 2026 [3].\n\nBrewer qualified for the ballot by meeting the state's qualifying deadline of noon on March 10, 2026 [2]. He is listed among the candidates running in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 3, 2026 [1]. The incumbent governor, Bill Lee, is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Dean Brewer](https://ballotpedia.org/Dean_Brewer)\n[2] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[3] [2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election)","campaigns":[{"contest":"governor","county":"Anderson","county_count":95,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Tennessee Governor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Dean","fullname":"Dean Brewer","lastname":"Brewer","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"governor","contest_title":"Tennessee Governor","county":"Anderson","county_count":95,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"governor","office_title":"Governor","party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"governor","contest_title":"Tennessee Governor","county":"Anderson","county_count":95,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"governor","office_title":"Governor","party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"governor","office_title":"Governor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Dean Brewer is an independent candidate running for Governor of Tennessee in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"oxmATK8G2Y"}