{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Dana Branch","chatgptsummary":"Dana Branch's biography shows two years as incumbent Crockett County Clerk and prior office work, demonstrating relevant experience in administering public records and managing a high-volume county operation. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience with Tennessee motor-vehicle statutes or detailed financial controls for state fee remittance.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDana Branch is the incumbent Crockett County Clerk (County Court Clerk) and is running for re-election as an independent in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][2]. She faces Republican challenger Yelitza \"Yeli\" Turner [2].\n\n## Career\nAccording to her campaign, Branch was elected county clerk in 2022 and had previously worked within the County Clerk's office before becoming clerk [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Officials - Crockett County Election Commission](https://www.crockettvote.com/county-officials) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Next Election Info - Crockett County Election Commission](https://www.crockettvote.com/next-election) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Elect Dana Branch Crockett County Clerk - campaign Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/danabranchforcrockett/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Dana","lastname":"Branch","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"07QGolIbsQ"},"token":"dana_branch"},{"candidatename":"Yelitza \"Yeli\" Turner","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Yelitza","lastname":"Turner","middlename":"\"Yeli\"","suffix":null,"token":"Mw7b22EDyP"},"token":"yelitza_yeli_turner"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_clerk","o.office":null,"office":"county_clerk","officedescription":"The county clerk handles a broad set of public transactions and records: marriage and business licenses, motor-vehicle titling and registration, notary commissions, and the official minutes of the county commission. It is a high-volume administrative and records office.","officequalities":"- Administration of motor-vehicle registration, license plates, marriage licenses, and business-tax registrations \u2014 a high-volume, public-facing operation.\n- Working knowledge of the Tennessee statutes governing each of those functions, which change regularly.\n- Customer-service capacity: the clerk's office is one of the most-visited county offices by ordinary residents.\n- Financial controls for collecting state and local fees and remitting them accurately.\n- Supervision of office staff handling high transaction volume, and technology and process management as more services move online.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-21","title":"Crockett County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://irp.cdn-website.com/82953245/files/uploaded/26+AUG_Crockett+Sample-GEN.pdf"},"title":"County Clerk"}