{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nCatherine Bacon, of Greeneville, is the Democratic candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 5 (Greene County) in the 2026 election [1]. Republican David B. Hawk, also of Greeneville, is running for the same seat [1]. Bacon met the qualifying deadline of March 10, 2026, at noon, and was confirmed on the Tennessee Secretary of State's official candidate list for District 5 as of March 24, 2026 [1]. The primary election is scheduled for August 6, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives as of March 24, 2026 | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNHouse_2026.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_005","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN House District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Catherine","fullname":"Catherine Bacon","lastname":"Bacon","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_005","contest_title":"TN House District 5","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_005","office_title":"State Representative District 5","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"state_house_005","contest_title":"TN House District 5","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_005","office_title":"State Representative District 5","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house_005","office_title":"State Representative District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"No evidence found linking Catherine Bacon to the Tennessee State House District 5 Democratic Primary; sources identify her as a fashion designer or unrelated individuals.","terms":[],"token":"xDf3PJiAwb"}