{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nColt Jennings is an independent candidate for Anderson County Sheriff, qualifying to appear only on the August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, where he will face the winner of the Republican primary between incumbent Sheriff Russell Barker and challenger David G. Davis [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County election qualifying opens; mayor, sheriff races draw challengers \u2014 The Courier News](https://www.mycouriernews.com/articles/2026/01/10575/county-election-qualifying-opens-mayor-sheriff-races-draw-challengers) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Early voting begins today \u2014 The Courier News](https://www.mycouriernews.com/articles/2026/04/10957/early-voting-begins-today) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Colt","fullname":"Colt Jennings","lastname":"Jennings","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Anderson County Sheriff on the August 6, 2026 general election ballot, facing the Republican primary winner.","terms":[],"token":"xnQK9QT34X"}