{"age":48,"biography":"Glenn Burgess is a Republican candidate running for Circuit Court Clerk in Fayette County, Tennessee, during the 2026 election cycle [1]. He has been employed by Fayette County for at least several years, with public payroll records documenting his tenure from 2019 through 2024 [6]. In 2022, Burgess earned a salary of $55,328, which represented a 6% increase from the previous year and contributed to an approximate 19% total salary growth over the period from 2019 to 2022 [6]. By 2024, his compensation had risen to $75,438, marking a 21% increase from 2023 and a cumulative 62% increase since 2019 [8]. While the specific job title is not explicitly detailed in the summary snippets, he is listed among Fayette County employees with other staff members such as James Gallagher and Lee Truitt [6][8]. There is another individual named Glenn Burgess who is an academic expert in political thought at Hull University, but this person is distinct from the candidate running for office in Tennessee [11].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Tennessee elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_elections,_2026)\n- [2] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n- [6] [Glenn Burgess - OpenGovPay](https://opengovpay.com/tn/glenn-burgess-e/144696014)\n- [8] [Glenn Burgess - OpenGovPay](https://opengovpay.com/tn/glenn-burgess-e/186769396)\n- [11] [Glenn Burgess - The Conversation](https://theconversation.com/profiles/glenn-burgess-379579)","birthdate":"Sun, 07 May 1978 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Circuit Court Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Glenn","fullname":"Glenn Burgess","lastname":"Burgess","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","contest_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"fayette","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","contest_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Glenn Burgess is a Republican candidate for Circuit Court Clerk in Fayette County, TN, with public payroll records showing his employment and salary growth there from 2019 to 2024.","terms":[],"token":"Rn1GqPliwF"}