{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTyler Brice Mitchell McClain is running as an independent candidate in Tennessee's 1st Congressional District in 2026. He is based in Kingsport, Tennessee (Sullivan County). As an independent, he will appear on the general election ballot in November 2026 rather than in the August primary.\n\n## Career\nMcClain works as a sales consultant.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Tennessee 2026 Elections: Candidates for Governor, Senate & House \u2013 Politics1](https://politics1.com/tn.htm)\n- [2] [Tennessee's redrawn congressional districts: A full guide to every candidate running in 2026 \u2013 NewsChannel 5](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessees-redrawn-congressional-districts-a-full-guide-to-every-candidate-running-in-2026)","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_1","county":"Blount","county_count":16,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Tyler Brice Mitchell","fullname":"Tyler Brice Mitchell McClain","lastname":"McClain","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_1","contest_title":"US House District 1","county":"Blount","county_count":16,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"us_house_1","contest_title":"US House District 1","county":"Blount","county_count":16,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_1","office_title":"US House District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"qwENUl3xao"}