{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMatt Burchfield is a candidate in the 2026 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 [1]. He qualified for the ballot by meeting the filing deadline established by the Tennessee Secretary of State on March 10, 2026 [1]. His candidacy was included in the finalized list of candidates for state and federal races released following the close of the qualifying period [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[2] [Tennessee's 2026 candidate lists finalized for state and federal races \u2022 Tennessee Lookout](https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tennessees-2026-candidate-lists-finalized-for-state-and-federal-races/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_057","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN House District 57"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Matt","fullname":"Matt Burchfield","lastname":"Burchfield","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_057","contest_title":"TN House District 57","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_057","office_title":"State Representative District 57","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"state_house_057","contest_title":"TN House District 57","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_057","office_title":"State Representative District 57","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house_057","office_title":"State Representative District 57","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Matt Burchfield is listed as a candidate for Tennessee House District 057 Republican Primary in the 2026 election cycle.","terms":[],"token":"v88SlKGLIA"}