{"age":92,"biography":"Jimmy \"J.J.\" Jones is a Republican politician serving as the Sheriff of Knox County, Tennessee [11]. He has been identified in local media as a candidate for the Republican primary for Sheriff in Knox County [11]. \n\nPrior to his current role or concurrent with it, Jones ran for Mayor of Knoxville. However, he withdrew from that mayoral race to spend more time helping a family member with health problems [11]. During his mayoral campaign, he received support from other candidates, including Glenn Jacobs (also known as the wrestler Kane), who offered best wishes upon Jones's withdrawal [11].\n\nThere is no biographical information available in the provided sources regarding Jones's early life, education, or prior professional career outside of his law enforcement and political roles. The sources do not provide contact information such as email addresses or phone numbers for Jimmy Jones, nor do they list a campaign website specifically for him. Other individuals named Jimmy Jones appear in the search results, including a former Texas school board candidate [1], a South Carolina council candidate [2], and a historical Tennessee politician from the 19th century [12], but these are distinct from the Knox County Sheriff.\n\nThe 2026 election cycle in Tennessee includes various federal and state races, but specific details on the Sheriff's race candidates beyond Jones's withdrawal from the mayoral contest are not detailed in the provided text [3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Jimmy Jones Jr. - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jimmy_Jones_Jr.)\n- [2] [Jimmy Jones (Kershaw County Council Chair, South Carolina, candidate 2024) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jimmy_Jones_(Kershaw_County_Council_Chair,_South_Carolina,_candidate_2024))\n- [3] [Tennessee elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_elections,_2026)\n- [4] [Justin Jones (Tennessee state representative) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Justin_Jones_(Tennessee_state_representative))\n- [5] [United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee,_2026)\n- [6] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n- [7] [2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee)\n- [8] [Vote Democrat Justin Jones on November 5](https://votejustinjones.com/)\n- [10] [Jimmy Jones Sandwiches & Sweets](https://www.facebook.com/p/Jimmy-Jones-Sandwiches-Sweets-61578100005230/)\n- [11] [Knox County Sheriff Jimmy Jones drops out of mayoral race | wbir.com](https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/knox-county-sheriff-jimmy-jones-drops-out-of-mayoral-race/51-451565737)\n- [12] [Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, I | The Knoxville Focus](https://www.knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/tennessee-governors-path-us-senate/)","birthdate":"Tue, 10 Apr 1934 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jimmy","fullname":"Jimmy Jones","lastname":"Jones","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"sheriff","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"knox","office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"knox","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"sheriff","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"knox","office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jimmy Jones is the Republican Sheriff of Knox County, TN, who previously ran for Knoxville Mayor before withdrawing due to family health reasons.","terms":[],"token":"yUR4cG17nV"}