{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nByron Elam is a Democratic candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman, District 25, which covers Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Henderson, Lake, Madison, and Perry counties [1]. He filed for the seat from Jackson by the March 10, 2026 qualifying deadline, and his petition's required signatures were approved, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official Democratic State Executive Committee candidate list published March 24, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Democratic State Executive Committee as of March 24, 2026 - Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNDPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_25","county":"Crockett","county_count":7,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 25"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Byron","fullname":"Byron Elam","lastname":"Elam","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_25","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 25","county":"Crockett","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_25","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_25","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 25","county":"Crockett","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_25","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_25","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 25","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"The provided source lists Tennessee Secretary of State candidate documents for the 2026 election but does not contain specific metadata for Byron Elam.","terms":[],"token":"vFPZpcMfZL"}