{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"CURTIS W. GEORGE","chatgptsummary":"Curtis W. George's biography shows incumbent experience as a Cannon County Commissioner representing District 3, indicating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific budget literacy regarding multi-year bond issues or evidence of completed state-required continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nCurtis W. George is the incumbent Cannon County Commissioner representing District 3 [1]. He is seeking reelection in the Cannon County general election on August 6, 2026, where he faces challenger Chase Martin [2].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Commissioners \u2013 Cannon County, Tennessee](https://cannoncountytn.gov/county-commissioners/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-08\n[2] [2026 Election Field Continues to Grow](https://www.wbry.com/2026-election-field-continues-to-grow/) \u2014 WBRY FM, accessed 2026-07-08\n","firstname":"CURTIS","lastname":"GEORGE","middlename":"W.","suffix":null,"token":"A8VkrMHVTb"},"token":"curtis_w_george"},{"candidatename":"SHEA R. BASHAM","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"SHEA","lastname":"BASHAM","middlename":"R.","suffix":null,"token":"Bx8TqOUzZ4"},"token":"shea_r_basham"},{"candidatename":"CHASE MARTIN","chatgptsummary":"Chase Martin's biography shows he is a candidate for District 3 on the Cannon County Commission, challenging an incumbent in the 2026 general election. The record contains no mention of prior disciplinary actions or controversies. Bio does not indicate experience with county budgeting, legislative drafting, or constituent case-work.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChase Martin is a candidate for Cannon County Commission, District 3, in the 2026-08-06 Tennessee county general election. WBRY's roundup of qualifying candidates, published January 5, 2026, listed him as one of two candidates for the seat, challenging incumbent Commissioner Curtis George [1]. Cannon County's official government website confirms Curtis George and Eddie Mears currently hold Cannon County's two District Three commission seats [2]. WBRY listed Martin without the \"(R)\" marker the outlet uses for Republican candidates, consistent with its convention of marking only Republicans and leaving other candidates unmarked [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2026 Election Field Continues to Grow \u2013 WBRY](https://www.wbry.com/2026-election-field-continues-to-grow/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09\n[2] [Commissioners \u2013 Cannon County, Tennessee](https://cannoncountytn.gov/county-commissioners/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09","firstname":"CHASE","lastname":"MARTIN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"0e01cCSqhp"},"token":"chase_martin"}],"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":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 3"}