{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"RYAN E HERRON","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"RYAN","lastname":"HERRON","middlename":"E","suffix":null,"token":"KLh5RaGZhM"},"token":"ryan_e_herron"},{"candidatename":"MARTY WILLIAMS","chatgptsummary":"Marty Williams currently serves as a sitting Cannon County Commissioner for District Two, demonstrating direct experience with county budget approval, legislative processes, and constituent relations under Tennessee law. His biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing multi-year bond issues or completing state-required UT CTAS continuing education.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMarty Williams is the sitting Cannon County Commissioner for District Two, one of the district's two seats, according to the county's official government website [1]. He is a candidate for re-election to that seat in the 2026-08-06 Tennessee county general election.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Commissioners \u2013 Cannon County, Tennessee](https://cannoncountytn.gov/county-commissioners/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09","firstname":"MARTY","lastname":"WILLIAMS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"GSU08gcW0R"},"token":"marty_williams"},{"candidatename":"JAMES ADKINS","chatgptsummary":"James Adkins' biography shows relevant experience as an incumbent Tipton County Commissioner and chairman of the Public Works Committee, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and constituent relations. He has served since at least 2022 and won recent primary and general elections. Bio does not indicate prior budget literacy or specific continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames \"Jimbo\" Adkins is the Tipton County Commissioner for District 6 and serves as chairman of the county commission's Public Works Committee[1]. He was a candidate for reelection to that seat in 2026 and won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over challenger Michelle Smith, 221 votes to 156 (57.70% to 40.73%), becoming the Republican nominee for the seat in the August 6, 2026 Tipton County general election[2][3].\n\n## Career\nAdkins previously won reelection to the District 6 seat in the 2022 Tipton County general election, when he and fellow incumbent Michelle Smith both defeated challenger Caleb Holt[4].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Legislative Body \u2013 Tipton County](https://tiptonco.com/government/legislative_body/index.php)\n- [2] [Tipton County 2026 Primary Election Results](https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptoncounty/files/election_results/s.htm)\n- [3] [Election Notice \u2013 August 6, 2026 Tipton County General Election](https://tiptonco.com/news_detail_T10_R36.php)\n- [4] [Here are the results from Tipton County's general election and state primary \u2013 Covington Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/election-2022/county-general-election-2022-results/)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Adkins","middlename":"\"Jimbo\"","suffix":null,"token":"MYnItuzjy2"},"token":"james_adkins"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_2","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":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":2,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-02","title":"Cannon County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://cannoncountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Total-Ballot.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 2"}