{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"TONYA DAVIS","chatgptsummary":"Tonya Davis's twenty-year tenure as Bedford County Trustee demonstrates direct experience in managing county tax collections and property-tax law. Her leadership roles in state trustee associations and recognition as 2020 Outstanding Trustee of the Year indicate familiarity with investment constraints and reporting discipline. No controversies or disciplinary records appear in her biography. Bio does not indicate prior experience in large-scale financial auditing or complex litigation management.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTonya Davis is the Republican nominee for Bedford County Trustee in the August 6, 2026 county general election, seeking re-election after winning her party's May 5, 2026 primary [2].\n\n## Background and education\nA Bedford County native, Davis is a Certified Public Administrator through the University of Tennessee and has completed the state's Local Government Leadership Program [1].\n\n## Career\nDavis has served as Bedford County Trustee since 2010 [1]. She was 2020 president of the Tennessee Trustees Association, serves as fourth vice president of the County Officials Association of Tennessee, and is a member of the Tennessee Association of Property Tax Professionals [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nDavis was named Tennessee's 2020 Outstanding Trustee of the Year and has received the 2013 Governor's Volunteer Star Award and the 2016 Bedford County Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America [1]. In community roles she is a past president of the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce and of United Way of Bedford County, a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, and a board member of the Shelbyville-Bedford County Senior Citizens Center [1].\n\n## Family\nDavis is married to Michael Davis, a lieutenant with the Shelbyville Police Department; they have two children and eight grandchildren and attend Calvary Baptist Church [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tonya Davis, Trustee - Bedford County](https://www.bedfordcountytn.gov/government/trustee/tonya_davis.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Davis Seeks Re-election as Bedford County Trustee - Shelbyville Times-Gazette](https://www.t-g.com/stories/davis-seeks-re-election-as-bedford-county-trustee,203522) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"TONYA","lastname":"DAVIS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"8vQvrl20xm"},"token":"tonya_davis"},{"candidatename":"SAMANTHA MALLARD","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"SAMANTHA","lastname":"MALLARD","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"E54v5ZUE0J"},"token":"samantha_mallard"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"trustee","o.office":null,"office":"trustee","officedescription":"The trustee is the county's banker \u2014 collecting county property taxes, keeping and investing county funds, and disbursing money on the county's authority. It handles large sums of public money and is a fiduciary role.","officequalities":"- Financial trustworthiness: the trustee is the county's banker and custodian of tax revenue, handling the county's property-tax collections.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee property-tax law, including tax-relief programs for seniors, disabled residents, and veterans.\n- Investment and cash-management competence for county funds under state-law constraints.\n- Monthly settlement and reporting discipline.\n- Accessible customer service for taxpayers paying bills, disputing assessments, or seeking relief, and the ability to administer a partly-online operation.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Trustee","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":"County Trustee"}