{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Alice Wardrep","chatgptsummary":"Alice Wardrep's biography shows two campaign runs for Blount County Commission, demonstrating familiarity with local electoral processes and constituent engagement. The record documents a 2022 loss but contains no evidence of disciplinary action or controversy. Bio does not indicate prior experience in budget management, legislative drafting, or county policy judgment.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAlice Wardrep is the Democratic candidate for the Blount County Commission's District 9, Seat A, in the August 6, 2026 general election. She faces Republican David Corwin, who defeated incumbent Ronald W. French in the May 5 Republican primary [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nWardrep previously ran for a Blount County Commission District 9 seat in 2022, losing to Republican incumbent Steve Mikels in the August 2022 general election by a 741\u2013250 vote margin [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Blount County primary fields are set](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-primary-fields-are-set/article_c928c6a7-a486-43e4-823e-3028b38b0891.html) (The Daily Times) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09\n[2] [August 6, 2026 Official Ballot for Blount County](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) (Blount County Election Commission) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09\n[3] [Blount County General Election Results](https://fetchyournews.com/featured-stories/blount-county-general-election-results/) (FetchYourNews, 2022 results) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09","firstname":"Alice","lastname":"Wardrep","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"V2wuTgKcfR"},"token":"alice_wardrep"},{"candidatename":"David Corwin","chatgptsummary":"David Corwin's seven-year tenure as a state-certified building inspector demonstrates technical knowledge relevant to land use and development oversight within Blount County law. His background includes attending commission meetings since 2022 to understand local government operations. The biography documents no controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate experience in budgeting, legislative drafting, or constituent case-work.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Corwin, a Republican, defeated incumbent Ronald W. French in the May 5, 2026 primary for Blount County Commission District 9, Seat A, and faces Democrat Alice Wardrep in the August 6, 2026 general election [1][2]. His stated top priorities are keeping Blount County \"one of the most fiscally conservative counties in the state\" by continuing to pay down county debt, and protecting the county from overdevelopment through planned growth [1].\n\n## Background and education\nCorwin grew up in Loudon County before moving to Blount County in 2013 [1]. He began attending Blount County Commission meetings in 2022 \"as a citizen who wanted to better understand how local government affects daily life,\" which he says led him to run for the seat [1].\n\n## Career\nCorwin has worked as a state-certified building inspector in a neighboring county for more than seven years [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hats in the Ring: County Commission Seat 9-A](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thedailytimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/12/7128954d-2c4c-49ee-8542-6cac09d8e0c7/69e2a0cd028b1.pdf.pdf), The Daily Times (candidate questionnaire)\n[2] [County Commission gets younger after primary election](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/county-commission-gets-younger-after-primary-election/article_11996870-3dd9-40e8-9cac-76fc68bc0ca9.html), The Daily Times","firstname":"David","lastname":"Corwin","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"lTuoSkFPju"},"token":"david_corwin"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_9","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":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-02","title":"Blount County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF"},"title":"County Commission District 9, Seat A"}