{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames \"Sage\" Trent is an independent candidate for Hancock County Mayor on the August 6, 2026 county-general ballot. He is the Chief of the Sneedville Volunteer Fire Department [1][2].\n\n## Career\nTrent serves as fire chief of the Sneedville Volunteer Fire Department, based on New Jail Street in Sneedville, the Hancock County seat [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [James Trent, Fire Chief, Sneedville - MTAS official directory](https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/official/james-trent) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Fire Departments - Hancock County, TN](https://www.hancockcountytn.com/fire_departments/index.php) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Hancock","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James (Sage) Trent","lastname":"Trent","middlename":"(Sage)","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Hancock","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Hancock","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Chief of the Sneedville Volunteer Fire Department; independent candidate for Hancock County Mayor in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"z5FoLinKpc"}