{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJarrod \"J\" Ellis is the incumbent Carter County Register of Deeds and is seeking re-election in 2026, running for the Republican nomination [1]. He has said that \"serving Carter County has been an honor and a privilege\" and has emphasized responsible stewardship and public trust [1].\n\n## Office history\nEllis took office as Register of Deeds in 2018 [1]. The register is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for making and preserving records of legal instruments filed in the county [2].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nEllis says he modernized the register's office technology, positioning Carter County among the most up-to-date in Tennessee, and preserved historical deed records dating to 1796 using earmarked data-processing funds at no cost to taxpayers [1]. He has cited record mortgage- and conveyance-tax revenues from 2020 to 2024 during a period of county growth, and work with other registers and legislators on property-fraud protections [1]. He is active in the community as a member of the Boys & Girls Club board, the Kiwanis Club, and the Friends of Sycamore Shoals board, and as treasurer of the VFW Post 2166 Auxiliary [1].\n\n## Family\nIn his candidacy announcement, Ellis said he is married to Megan and that they have two daughters, Hayes and Blake [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Ellis seeks reelection as Carter County register of deeds \u2014 Elizabethton Star](https://elizabethton.com/2025/12/19/ellis-seeks-reelection-as-carter-county-register-of-deeds/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Register of Deeds \u2014 Carter County TN](https://www.cartercountytn.gov/government/elected_officials/register_of_deeds.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"register","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Register Of Deeds"},{"contest":"sheriff","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JARROD","fullname":"JARROD \"J\" ELLIS","lastname":"ELLIS","middlename":"\"J\"","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"register","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"register","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"register","office_title":"Register Of Deeds","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Carter County Register of Deeds since 2018, seeking re-election in 2026; cites office technology modernization and preservation of records dating to 1796.","terms":[],"token":"62GTzDCCQ6"}