{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDaniel T. Hawthorne is the Democratic candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives, District 40 (Cannon, DeKalb, Jackson, and Smith counties, and part of Wilson County), facing Republican incumbent Michael Hale in the 2026 election cycle [1]. The Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list shows Hawthorne, of Dixon Springs, Tennessee, met the March 10, 2026 qualifying deadline [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 40 - Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNHouse_2026.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_040","county":"Cannon","county_count":5,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN House District 40"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Daniel T.","fullname":"Daniel T. Hawthorne","lastname":"Hawthorne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_040","contest_title":"TN House District 40","county":"Cannon","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_040","office_title":"State Representative District 40","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"state_house_040","contest_title":"TN House District 40","county":"Cannon","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_040","office_title":"State Representative District 40","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house_040","office_title":"State Representative District 40","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"viPrTJDuA8"}