{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDon Jenkins is a Republican candidate for the Lincoln County Commission, District 1, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot. District 1 is a single \"vote for three\" contest that elects three commissioners [1][2]. In announcing his candidacy, Jenkins said his priorities include representing the will of the county's citizens and supporting free enterprise [3].\n\n## Career\nJenkins is described in his candidacy announcement as a retired soldier with nearly 30 years of military service [3].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Don Jenkins announces candidacy for District 1 commissioner - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/don-jenkins-announces-candidacy-for-district-1-commissioner/article_b7812f96-fad0-4a4b-b0c6-64828784fcd0.html) (full article not directly retrievable; facts above drawn from the indexed announcement text)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [List of Candidates, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/LIST%20OF%20CANDIDATES%205-18-2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [General Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/GENERAL%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Don Jenkins announces candidacy for District 1 commissioner - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/don-jenkins-announces-candidacy-for-district-1-commissioner/article_b7812f96-fad0-4a4b-b0c6-64828784fcd0.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Don","fullname":"Don Jenkins","lastname":"Jenkins","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican candidate for Lincoln County Commission District 1; retired soldier with nearly 30 years of military service.","terms":[],"token":"u8aZhpHH5n"}