{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Lee Marcum is an Independent candidate for Tennessee State Senate District 23, which covers Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys and Robertson counties and part of Montgomery County, in the 2026 election[1]. He faces Republican incumbent Kerry Roberts. His candidacy signatures were reviewed and his petition was filed as of March 10, 2026[1].\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [David Marcum for Tennessee State Senate - District 23 \u2013 GoodParty.org](https://goodparty.org/candidate/david-marcum/tennessee-state-senate-district-23)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_023","county":"Cheatham","county_count":6,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Senate District 23"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David Lee","fullname":"David Lee Marcum","lastname":"Marcum","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_023","contest_title":"TN State Senate District 23","county":"Cheatham","county_count":6,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate_023","office_title":"State Senate District 23","party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"state_senate_023","contest_title":"TN State Senate District 23","county":"Cheatham","county_count":6,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate_023","office_title":"State Senate District 23","party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate_023","office_title":"State Senate District 23","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"tbzBYtJNY1"}