{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRodney Joe King, of Powell, Tennessee, is an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District (covering Chattanooga and the surrounding East Tennessee area) in the 2026 election. He is one of several independent candidates slated for the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, alongside Dean Arnold, Jean Howard-Hill, Donnie Lynn Ownby, and Edward John Roland; Republican incumbent Chuck Fleischmann and Democrats Anna Golladay and Bryan Martin are also seeking the seat.[1]\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Tennessee's redrawn congressional districts: A full guide to every candidate running in 2026 \u2013 NewsChannel5](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessees-redrawn-congressional-districts-a-full-guide-to-every-candidate-running-in-2026)","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_3","county":"Anderson","county_count":20,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rodney Joe","fullname":"Rodney Joe King","lastname":"King","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_3","contest_title":"US House District 3","county":"Anderson","county_count":20,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"us_house_3","contest_title":"US House District 3","county":"Anderson","county_count":20,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_3","office_title":"US House District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"sufqrrw4Og"}