{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"David Anderson","chatgptsummary":"David Anderson's biography shows incumbent experience as a Cheatham County commissioner and ownership of a local business, relevant to policy judgment, budget literacy, and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience in drafting legislation or completing state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Anderson is the Republican incumbent Cheatham County commissioner for District 1, seeking reelection in the 2026 general election.[1][2]\n\n## Career\nAnderson owns Anderson's Janitorial Service.[3] He is also locally known for a \"Titan Man\" persona -- a Tennessee Titans superfan identity he has kept up for more than two decades, which he says was inspired by a Captain America lunchbox.[3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] UT County Technical Assistance Service \u2014 David Anderson, County Commissioner: https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/david-anderson\n[2] Cheatham County, TN \u2014 Commission by District: https://cheathamcountytn.gov/commission.html\n[3] Main Street Media of Tennessee \u2014 \"County commissioner shows his superpowers on game day\": https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/cheathamcountyexchange/county-commissioner-shows-his-superpowers-on-game-day/\n","firstname":"David","lastname":"Anderson","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"jSOsJSY7FC"},"token":"david_anderson"},{"candidatename":"Calton Blacker","chatgptsummary":"Calton Blacker's biography shows relevant experience as an incumbent Cheatham County commissioner with direct involvement in legislative processes and budget votes, including a dissenting vote on the 2026 fiscal-year budget. The record does not mention any controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing multi-year bond issues or completing state-required continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCalton Blacker is the incumbent Cheatham County commissioner for District 1, which covers the Ashland City area, and is one of two Republican nominees on the August 6, 2026 county-general ballot for the district's two seats, alongside David Anderson. District 1 is a \"Vote For TWO\" contest [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nBlacker was among the candidates who filed for the District 1 seat in the Republican primary during the 2022 local election cycle and has served on the county commission [3][2].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nIn the June 2026 vote on the county's 2026-2027 fiscal-year budget, Blacker was among the commissioners who cast a dissenting vote on the budget, which was narrowly approved [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cheatham County Sample Ballot, Precinct 1-1 (Aug. 6, 2026)](https://www.cheathamcountytn.gov/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots/no_party/precinct1_1.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Cheatham County Commission by District (directory)](https://www.cheathamcountytn.gov/commission.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Cheatham County Commission passes 2026-27 fiscal year budget - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/cce-print/cheatham-county-commission-passes-2026-27-fiscal-year-budget/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Calton","lastname":"Blacker","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ILwsRnFNpJ"},"token":"calton_blacker"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_1","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":2,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-22","title":"Cheatham County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://cheathamcountytn.gov/election_sample_ballot.html"},"title":"County Commissioner District 1"}