{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"SHANNON BURCHETT","chatgptsummary":"Burchett's biography shows he currently serves as Carter County highway superintendent, directly demonstrating experience in public-works management, budget administration, and personnel oversight for road crews. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior engineering design experience or specific procurement negotiation experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nShannon Burchett is the incumbent Carter County highway superintendent (listed on ballotproject.org as Road Superintendent), seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 general election[1]. He previously ran for the same office in 2023[2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Johnson City Press, \"Shannon Burchett announces candidacy for re-election as Carter County highway superintendent,\" December 15, 2025, via Google News: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxOU1I4OHh1SzlJMTExWlp0ZDA3NnpwWXlLN2tjRFVlZTN2cEEtWWhxTGVsbW1hakI3U1d4RlpzM0o4ZkhZTDBHOVNEY2pzdGVRbzFKVHptZU5aMVUwOU15YUhGdXZtVzZRNEh1T2lyQmx1WW1BQy1RUjlOUlVvUFFhaDhmNjlGZkN4NXp6Y0ZXTEI0eEVVR1hwdkN6Y0Y0OGhITzdWNllfUWdEa2o4VkZxaF9SNGxCZk1UYV9pajBiZUhtTWhMcUt4VXZwV09MQ28?oc=5\n[2] Elizabethton Star, \"Shannon Burchett announces candidacy for Carter County Road Superintendent,\" September 28, 2023.\n","firstname":"SHANNON","lastname":"BURCHETT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"TOMCrJot1V"},"token":"shannon_burchett"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"road_superintendent","o.office":null,"office":"road_superintendent","officedescription":"The road superintendent (highway superintendent or commissioner in some counties) runs the county highway department \u2014 building and maintaining county roads and bridges, managing crews and equipment, and administering the road budget. It is an operational public-works command.","officequalities":"- Public-works and infrastructure management: responsible for the county road and bridge network.\n- Budget and procurement: administering the highway budget and buying materials and equipment.\n- Personnel and equipment management: running road crews and a fleet.\n- Roadwork and engineering knowledge: overseeing construction and maintenance standards.\n- Prioritization across the county: allocating finite crews and funds across many roads.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Road Superintendent","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"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":"Road Superintendent"}