{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRory Edmonds is the Democratic Party nominee for Sumner County Commission District 8, facing Republican incumbent Baker Ring on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1]. His top stated priority is \"ensuring emergency services and first responders have the funding to keep pace\" with the county's growth, under a theme of \"Community over Politics\" [2]. His campaign reports an endorsement from Tennessee Action for Progress PAC (TAPP) [2].\n\n## Background and career\nEdmonds grew up in a small rural community and cites professional experience managing talent, contracts, budgets, and teams, including service as a former vice president of a board of directors and in collegiate student government leadership [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Federal and State Primary, State Judicial and Sumner County General Elections Sample Ballot](https://www.votesumnertn.org/uploads/files/884379eec0cf6e5fb6f5678acff70a3783bde79d.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Edmonds for Office \u2014 campaign site](https://edmondsforoffice.org) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"RORY","fullname":"RORY EDMONDS","lastname":"EDMONDS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic nominee for County Commission District 8; campaigns on funding emergency services and first responders amid county growth.","terms":[],"token":"yoe7lE1a0M"}