{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nByron Embry is the Democratic nominee for Wilson County Commission District 16, having run unopposed in the May 5, 2026 primary [1]. He faces Republican Jeremy Hugh Gwynne Hayes in the August 6, 2026 Wilson County general election; Hayes won the Republican nomination by unseating incumbent Diane Weathers in the primary, 124-83 [2][3]. Embry's campaign, \"Let's Be Real and Turn the Page,\" centers on fiscal responsibility, public safety, infrastructure, and youth investment [4].\n\n## Background and education\n\nA U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Embry says the Marine Corps values of \"integrity, discipline, teamwork, and accountability\" guide his approach to public service [4]. His family has lived in Wilson County's District 16 for nearly a decade [4]. For the past three years he has coached and mentored youth at West Wilson [4].\n\n## Career\n\nPer his campaign site, Embry has spent more than 14 years in team-leadership roles in his professional career, describing a \"people first\" management approach, and says he has received workplace leadership awards; the site does not name his employer or industry [4].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Wilson County primary election candidates, Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/lebanon/wilson-county-primary-election-candidates/article_05932d5b-df06-5bb5-b1a3-b9466bed547b.html) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Nelson, Hayes beat incumbents in Wilson County Commission Republican primary, Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/chronicleofmtjuliet/nelson-hayes-beat-incumbents-in-wilson-county-commission-republican-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Wilson County May 5 primary candidates, Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/lebanon/wilson-county-may-5-primary-candidates/article_1c729583-8efa-5bb9-bf6d-b169c75f0c2f.html) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Meet Byron Embry - Byron Embry for Wilson County District 16](https://letsb4realandturnthepage.com/meet-byron-embry/) - accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 16"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"BYRON","fullname":"BYRON EMBRY","lastname":"EMBRY","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","contest_title":"County Commission District 16","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_16","contest_title":"County Commission District 16","county":"Wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_16","office_title":"County Commission District 16","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Democratic nominee for Wilson County Commission District 16; faces Republican Jeremy Hugh Gwynne Hayes on August 6, 2026.","terms":[],"token":"xePs1WpCUv"}