{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"EMILY REDD HODGES","chatgptsummary":"Emily Redd Hodges is the Republican nominee for Bedford County Assessor of Property in the August 2026 election to serve an unexpired term ending September 2028. Her biography confirms her party nomination but contains no details regarding prior personnel management, real-estate appraisal expertise, or technology oversight relevant to the role. Bio does not indicate experience in mass-appraisal methods or public communication with taxpayers.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEmily Redd Hodges is the Republican nominee for Bedford County Assessor of Property in the August 6, 2026 county general election, having advanced from her party's May 5, 2026 primary [1]. The seat is being filled for an unexpired term: longtime assessor Ronda Clanton, who held the office for about 30 years, announced her retirement and left office in December 2025, and the August 2026 election chooses an assessor to serve until September 2028, completing the remainder of Clanton's term [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Fletcher, Hodges, Featherstone and Maddox move past Primaries - Bedford County Post](https://www.bedfordcountypost.com/news/2026/05/07/fletcher-hodges-featherstone-and-maddox-move-past-primaries/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Bedford County Assessor of Property Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award; Announces Retirement - Thunder Radio](https://thunder1320.com/bedford-county-assessor-of-property-honored-with-lifetime-achievement-award-announces-retirement/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Fletcher, Hodges, Featherstone and Maddox move past Primaries - Bedford County Post](https://www.bedfordcountypost.com/news/2026/05/07/fletcher-hodges-featherstone-and-maddox-move-past-primaries/) (paywalled)","firstname":"EMILY","lastname":"HODGES","middlename":"REDD","suffix":null,"token":"z89dWviaXl"},"token":"emily_redd_hodges"},{"candidatename":"CHARLES DABELGOTT","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"CHARLES","lastname":"DABELGOTT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"6SDkWsCI8Q"},"token":"charles_dabelgott"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"assessor","o.office":null,"office":"assessor_of_property","officedescription":"The assessor identifies, lists, and appraises all taxable property in the county at fair market value, so property taxes are apportioned consistently. The office does not set tax rates \u2014 it determines the values the rates apply to \u2014 and defends those values on appeal.","officequalities":"- Personnel management of a department of appraisers, GIS analysts, and customer-service staff.\n- Real-estate appraisal and property-law expertise: mass-appraisal methods, the four-year reappraisal cycle, and comparable-sales analysis.\n- Technology and systems oversight: Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) software and GIS platforms.\n- Integrity and impartiality: property valuation affects every taxpayer's bill, so even-handed decision-making is essential.\n- Public communication: explaining assessment methodology to homeowners, journalists, and the public bodies that hear appeals.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Assessor of Property","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"bedford County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://cms5.revize.com/revize/bedfordtn/General%20Sample%20Ballot.pdf"},"title":"Assessor Of Property"}