{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJeff Crum is the Democratic candidate for Rutherford County Commission District 5 in the August 6, 2026 general election, opposing incumbent Laura Davidson [2]. A lifelong Democrat, Crum has said, \"There's a lack of representation for the individuals within the community,\" and has emphasized increasing educational opportunities for students [1].\n\n## Background and education\nCrum, of La Vergne, was 62 during his run for the newly created Tennessee House District 13 [1]. He graduated from Peabody High School in Trenton, Tennessee, earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee at Martin, and completed 41 hours of graduate coursework in industrial-organizational psychology at Middle Tennessee State University [1].\n\n## Career\nCrum has about 20 years of management experience and works as a business associate with CarMax in Nashville; he previously spent roughly 20 years in private investigation and insurance claims work [1]. He has coached youth baseball and soccer in the La Vergne and Smyrna areas [1].\n\n## Office history\nCrum previously ran unsuccessfully for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk, and was the Democratic nominee for the newly created Tennessee House District 13, losing to Republican Robert Stevens, who took about 62% of the vote [1][3].\n\n## Family\nCrum is single and has two children, Taylor Grace Crum and Dalton Crum [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Meet the lawmaker candidates for TN House District 13 (Daily News Journal via Yahoo)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-lawmaker-candidates-tn-house-020422085.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Rutherford County August 6 General Election Candidate List](https://rutherfordcountytn.gov/uploads/dm/79794/August_6_General_Election_Candidate_list.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] ['It's an honor to be elected': Stevens claims win as newest TN lawmaker (Daily News Journal via Yahoo)](https://news.yahoo.com/honor-elected-stevens-claims-win-175706758.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JEFF","fullname":"JEFF CRUM","lastname":"CRUM","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 05","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 05","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commission District 05","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic candidate for Rutherford County Commission District 5; CarMax business associate and former Tennessee House District 13 nominee.","terms":[],"token":"pNDK2UTUj9"}