{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Kes Adams","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Kes","lastname":"Adams","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"8c4Ty1ner5"},"token":"kes_adams"},{"candidatename":"Kelsie Parks Adams","chatgptsummary":"Kelsie Parks Adams brings eighteen years of service within the Coffee County court system, including roles in juvenile case management and daily interaction with Circuit Court proceedings as a Child Support Enforcement Specialist. Her background demonstrates familiarity with court operations and statutory deadlines relevant to record keeping and financial oversight. The biography contains no mention of disciplinary records or controversies. Bio does not indicate prior experience as an elected official or direct administrative supervision of a large clerical staff.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKelsie Parks Adams is the Republican nominee for Coffee County Circuit Court Clerk and appears unopposed on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot [2]. She won the May 2026 Republican primary, unseating incumbent Circuit Court Clerk Jenny Anthony [3]. Her campaign emphasizes being \"approachable, accountable, and accurate,\" with transparent operations and improved communication [1].\n\n## Background and education\nAdams is an honors graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's degree in social work focused on human behavior and ethics [1].\n\n## Career\nAdams has worked with the Coffee County court system for 18 years [1]. She began serving the county in 2007 as a Youth Services Officer working with Juvenile Court on case management and crisis intervention, and for the past 11 years has served as a Child Support Enforcement Specialist with the District Attorney's office, working daily with the Circuit and Chancery Courts [1].\n\n## Family\nAdams is married to Bradley Adams, a construction general superintendent for Lee Company, and they have two children, Saige and Brantley; the family attends Lumbley Stand Church of Christ [1]. Her father, Steve Parks, served as Coffee County Road Superintendent from 2010 to 2014, and her mother, Dianne Parks, taught at Hillsboro Elementary for 37 years [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [KELSIEADAMS \u2014 campaign website](https://www.kelsieadams.com/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Coffee County Official Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026](https://coffeecountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6811/August-6-2026-Republican-Ballot) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Partin reelected sheriff, Adams wins circuit race \u2014 Manchester Times](https://www.manchestertimes.com/news/local/partin-reelected-sheriff-adams-wins-circuit-race/article_156ed3da-baef-4262-85db-83230b1d0d1b.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Kelsie","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Parks","suffix":null,"token":"NkdeF6b07f"},"token":"kelsie_parks_adams"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"circuit_court_clerk","o.office":null,"office":"circuit_court_clerk","officedescription":"The circuit court clerk keeps the records of the circuit court \u2014 and often the criminal and general-sessions courts \u2014 managing case files, collecting court costs and fines, and handling jury administration under the court's deadlines.","officequalities":"- Maintains records of the Circuit Court (general civil and criminal trial court); in many counties also responsible for jury management.\n- Records management in conformity with the Tennessee Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure and the orders of the assigned judges.\n- Working knowledge of the court's docket, fee schedule, and pleading requirements.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, restitution, bonds, and trust funds \u2014 with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Circuit Court Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"coffee County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.coffeecountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6967/August-6-2026-General-Ballot"},"title":"Circuit Court Clerk"}