{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"MILAN M. BLAKE","chatgptsummary":"Milan M. Blake's biography shows three terms as a Bradley County commissioner and chairmanship of the Finance & Budget Committee, demonstrating relevant policy judgment, budget literacy, and legislative process experience. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior executive management experience or specific intergovernmental negotiation experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMilan M. Blake is the Republican Bradley County commissioner for District 3, Seat A, and ran for re-election in 2026 [1][2]. He won the May 5, 2026, Republican primary, defeating Tommy \"Big Tom\" Anderson [1][2].\n\n## Background\nBlake is a U.S. Army veteran [1].\n\n## Office history\nBlake has served three terms as a Bradley County commissioner and is chairman of the commission's Finance & Budget Committee [1]. He says his priorities include investing in schools, maintaining safe roads and infrastructure, encouraging smart development, and protecting tax dollars [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [DECISION 2026: Winners in Bradley County's Primary Election - Local 3 News](https://www.local3news.com/local-news/decision/decision-2026-winners-in-bradley-county-s-primary-election/article_00a9cd38-1b5c-4c9b-976b-200c8e8b0b8c.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Bradley County's candidates for the May 5 Primary - Mix 104.1 WCLE](https://mymix1041.com/blog/2026/02/20/bradley-county-s-candidates-for-the-may-5-primary) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"MILAN","lastname":"BLAKE","middlename":"M.","suffix":null,"token":"SsqYxmzQjY"},"token":"milan_m_blake"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_3","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":"2026-07-19","title":"bradley County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://bradleyelections.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/August-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 3, Seat A"}