{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"MICHAEL K. MILLER","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"MICHAEL","lastname":"MILLER","middlename":"K.","suffix":null,"token":"qfE31rEomM"},"token":"michael_k_miller"},{"candidatename":"CAROLE L. WHALEY","chatgptsummary":"Carole Whaley's biography shows current service as a District 7 Carter County Commissioner, demonstrating direct experience with county budget approval, legislative processes, and constituent relations within Tennessee law. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in multi-year bond authorization or state-mandated continuing education completion.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCarole Whaley currently serves as a District 7 member of the Carter County Commission and is a candidate in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][2]. Each of Carter County's commission districts elects three members [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Board of Commissioners \u2014 Carter County TN](https://www.cartercountytn.gov/government/commissioners.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Carter County Election Office (Aug 6, 2026 sample ballot) \u2014 Carter County TN](https://cartercountytn.gov/services/election_office.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"CAROLE","lastname":"WHALEY","middlename":"L.","suffix":null,"token":"lqpjEiESZU"},"token":"carole_l_whaley"},{"candidatename":"SCOTTY HALL","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"SCOTTY","lastname":"HALL","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Uok0tPFwmQ"},"token":"scotty_hall"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_7","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":3,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"carter County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://cms3.revize.com/revize/cartercounty/AUG%202026%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 7"}