{"biography":"Jeremy Thompson is a Republican candidate running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee\u2019s 9th Congressional District [1]. The August 6, 2026, primary will determine the Republican nominee for the general election on November 3, 2026 [1]. Thompson is one of four Republicans in the primary field, alongside Charlotte Bergmann, Brent Taylor, and Todd Warner [8]. The district was newly redrawn to divide Shelby County among Districts 5, 8, and 9, shifting the area toward a more Republican profile [8]. Thompson resides in Fayetteville [26].\n\nThompson is a retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class with more than 22 years of service in military intelligence and special operations support, including assignments with the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) [11], [22]. He was awarded the Soldier\u2019s Medal for Heroism and Valor in 2014 [22]. His military career included deployments to Afghanistan as part of Task Force Dagger, where he conducted counterterrorism missions from August 2002 until April 2003 [29]. Following his retirement from the Army in 2022, Thompson became the Executive Director of the Special Operations Association of America, a nonprofit that advocates for national security policy and strategy for special operations forces [22], [29].\n\nIn addition to his military service, Thompson has worked as a volunteer firefighter, an EMT, and a reserve deputy sheriff in Lincoln County [22], [29]. He is the owner of The Revolutionary Tavern, a restaurant in downtown Fayetteville, with his wife Lindsay [22]. Thompson launched his congressional campaign on May 19 in Fayetteville, stating that his platform would focus on making life more affordable, holding institutions accountable, supporting America\u2019s military and veterans, strengthening national security, and protecting constitutional freedoms [11], [22].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Jeremy Thompson (Tennessee)](https://ballotpedia.org/Jeremy_Thompson_(Tennessee))\n[8] [August 2026 Primaries | Here are the candidates running in Tennessee's redrawn congressional districts | localmemphis.com](https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/politics/elections/august-2026-primaries-here-are-the-candidates-running-in-tennessees-redrawn-congressional-districts/522-80897870-f7eb-4f36-86d9-0b27624c5505)\n[11] [Retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jeremy Thompson ...](https://www.facebook.com/mainstreetmaury/posts/retired-us-army-sergeant-first-class-jeremy-thompson-has-announced-his-candidacy/987910426931539/)\n[19] [Tennessee's redrawn congressional districts: A full guide to every candidate running in 2026](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessees-redrawn-congressional-districts-a-full-guide-to-every-candidate-running-in-2026)\n[20] [Jeremy Thompson | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/jeremy-thompson-81ce5f14-4c88-469c-a136-af8f121f7920)\n[21] [Home - Jeremy Thompson](https://jeremythompson.com/)\n[22] [Jeremy Thompson announces campaign for Ninth District - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/jeremy-thompson-announces-campaign-for-ninth-district/)\n[26] [State lawmakers pitted against each other in 9th - Tennessee - The Black Chronicle](https://blackchronicle.com/southeast/tennessee/state-lawmakers-pitted-against-each-other-in-9th/)\n[28] [State lawmakers pitted against each other in 9th | Tennessee | thecentersquare.com](https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/article_6e462b30-56b2-47d7-9784-ff2d9b8a8b38.html)\n[29] [Jeremy Thompson: Serving America - Fayetteville, TN Good News Exchange](https://goodnewsmags.com/fayetteville/jeremy-thompson-the-revolutionary-tavern/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_9","county":"Lauderdale","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 9"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jeremy","fullname":"Jeremy Thompson","lastname":"Thompson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_9","contest_title":"US House District 9","county":"Lauderdale","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_9","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"us_house_9","contest_title":"US House District 9","county":"Lauderdale","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_9","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_9","office_title":"US House District 9","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jeremy Thompson is a retired Army Sergeant First Class and small business owner running as a Republican in Tennessee's newly redrawn 9th Congressional District.","terms":[],"token":"rp3FJ3TBYZ"}