{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChelsie Summey is a Republican candidate for Washington County Register of Deeds on the Aug. 6, 2026 general-election ballot; she picked up her candidate petition on Dec. 22, 2025 [1][2].\n\n## Career\nSummey is the chief deputy in the Washington County Register of Deeds office [3]. In 2025 she was named a Certified Public Administrator through a program run by the University of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [PETITION PICKUP FOR MAY 5, 2026 COUNTY PRIMARY \u2014 Washington County Election Commission](https://www.wcecoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MAY-02172026.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Register of Deeds \u2014 Washington County, TN](https://www.washingtoncountytn.org/230/Register-of-Deeds) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Washington County deputy clerk obtains top certification \u2014 Johnson City Press](https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/local-news/washington-county-deputy-clerk-obtains-top-certification/article_5fb55c78-e98f-43cd-ace2-707b5b94bc76.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"register","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Register Of Deeds"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CHELSIE","fullname":"CHELSIE L. SUMMEY","lastname":"SUMMEY","middlename":"L.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Washington","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":"Washington","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":[]}],"summary":"Chief deputy in the Washington County Register of Deeds office and a Certified Public Administrator, running for Register of Deeds Aug. 6, 2026.","terms":[],"token":"KY031rVPl2"}