{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTravis Layne is the Republican candidate for Marion County Mayor on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican mayoral primary in a three-way race against Tom D. Hudson and Larry N. Montague [3]. In a campaign statement, Layne said he is running because he believes the county deserves better leadership, and pledged that if elected he would keep residents informed through weekly updates from the mayor's office and monthly town-hall meetings [4]. He faces Democrat David Jackson and independents Tim Brooks, Daniel Carter, Patrick Childs and Benjamin Shankles [1].\n\n## Background and career\nLayne was born and raised in Whitwell and works as a yard manager at General Shale [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [DECISION 2026: What's on the ballot in Marion County? (local3news.com)](https://www.local3news.com/local-news/decision/decision-2026-what-s-on-the-ballot-in-marion-county/article_55cd08e3-a2d9-4e9a-b93c-a85660ea2f05.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Marion County Voters Preparing for August General Election (svalleynow.com)](https://svalleynow.com/2026/05/31/marion-county-voters-preparing-for-august-general-election/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Official Ballot for Marion County Primary Election, May 5, 2026 (marionvotes.com)](https://marionvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Marion-2026P-Newspaper.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Travis Layne for County Mayor, campaign statement (Marion County Messenger, Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/MarionCoMessenger/posts/1509659407831434/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Travis","fullname":"Travis Layne","lastname":"Layne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Whitwell native and General Shale yard manager; Republican nominee for Marion County Mayor after winning the 2026 GOP primary.","terms":[],"token":"uMiyJ6tNco"}