{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"JARED FEATHERSTONE","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"JARED","lastname":"FEATHERSTONE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"IQPhTgwnAu"},"token":"jared_featherstone"},{"candidatename":"ANDREW MCREYNOLDS","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"ANDREW","lastname":"MCREYNOLDS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"n087OboAdz"},"token":"andrew_mcreynolds"},{"candidatename":"ERIC MADDOX","chatgptsummary":"Eric Maddox's biography shows current service as a Bedford County Commissioner in District 1, demonstrating direct experience with county budget approval, legislative processes, and constituent relations under Tennessee law. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing multi-year bond issues or completing state-required continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEric Maddox is a Republican candidate for the Bedford County Commission in District 1 in the August 6, 2026 county general election, having advanced from the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [1]. District 1 elects two commissioners in a single top-two race, and three candidates appear on the general-election ballot [3].\n\n## Office history\nMaddox currently serves as one of District 1's two county commissioners [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 Board of Commissioners](https://www.bedfordcountytn.gov/government/board_of_commissioners.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [About the county commission - Bedford County](https://www.bedfordcountytn.gov/government/about_the_county_commission.php) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"ERIC","lastname":"MADDOX","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"enbv7KaO79"},"token":"eric_maddox"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_1","officedescription":"A county commissioner is a member of the county's legislative body. The commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, authorizes borrowing, and passes county resolutions and ordinances. Commissioners are elected from districts (or at-large seats) to represent constituents on countywide policy.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services, and intergovernmental issues \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law.\n- Budget literacy: the commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes multi-year bond issues.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; committee work that pre-screens items.\n- Constituent relations in the district \u2014 case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Commissioner","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":2,"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":"County Commissioner District 1"}