{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Irene Rinks","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Irene","lastname":"Rinks","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"3A2GQDHwnP"},"token":"irene_rinks"},{"candidatename":"Jessica Acred","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Jessica","lastname":"Acred","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"IAfcdRSvGB"},"token":"jessica_acred"},{"candidatename":"Doris Ethridge","chatgptsummary":"Doris Ethridge's biography shows four years of current service as Chester County Register of Deeds, demonstrating direct experience managing land records and working within the county's official recording system. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate specific experience with complex budget management or advanced technology literacy for modernizing searchable record systems.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDoris Ethridge is the incumbent Chester County Register of Deeds and is a candidate for re-election to that countywide office in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running as a Republican. [1][2]\n\n## Office history\nEthridge currently serves as Chester County's elected Register of Deeds, an office with a four-year term based at the county courthouse at 133 East Main Street in Henderson. The office maintains the county's official land and property records, including deeds and related instruments. Angie Hudson serves as the deputy register. [2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [August 2026 Chester County Election Candidates - Chester County Election Commission](https://votechestercountytn.gov/news/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Chester County Register of Deeds](https://chestercountytn.org/register_of_deeds.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Doris Ethridge announces candidacy for Chester County Register of Deeds - Chester County Independent](https://chestercountyindependent.com/doris-ethridge-announces-candidacy-for-chester-county-register-of-deeds/) (article blocked/paywalled; not accessible to verify its contents)","firstname":"Doris","lastname":"Ethridge","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"A2xL8YSMgj"},"token":"doris_ethridge"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"register_of_deeds","o.office":null,"office":"register","officedescription":"The register of deeds maintains the county's permanent public record of real-property instruments \u2014 deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats \u2014 and collects the state transfer and mortgage taxes on them. The record the office keeps is the legal backbone of property ownership.","officequalities":"- Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies.\n- Accuracy and indexing discipline \u2014 an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.\n- Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users and individual property owners.\n- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Register of Deeds","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"chester County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://votechestercountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/26-aug-chester-gen-sample-ballot.pdf"},"title":"Register Of Deeds"}