{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Brad York","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Brad","lastname":"York","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ql3JgHmHMH"},"token":"brad_york"},{"candidatename":"Eric King","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Eric","lastname":"King","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"FHVPzqnYtq"},"token":"eric_king"},{"candidatename":"Joe W. Gibson IV","chatgptsummary":"Joe W. Gibson IV's tenure on the Crockett County Commission and Audit Committee demonstrates relevant legislative oversight experience for managing county departments and reviewing financial records. The biography contains no documented controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate executive management of all county departments or direct crisis-management experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoe W. Gibson IV is a Republican candidate for Crockett County Mayor in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. The seat is open: incumbent Mayor Gary Reasons, an independent, is not on the 2026 ballot [2][3].\n\n## Office history\nGibson serves on the Crockett County Commission, representing District 6, Position 2 [4]. He has also been listed as a member of the county's Audit Committee [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Next Election Info - Crockett County Election Commission](https://www.crockettvote.com/next-election) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Officials - Crockett County Election Commission](https://www.crockettvote.com/county-officials) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [2026 Tennessee county mayoral elections - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_county_mayoral_elections) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Crockett County Commission - Crockett County Election Commission](https://www.crockettvote.com/county-commission) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[5] [FY2023 Annual Financial Report, Crockett County - TN Comptroller](https://comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/cot/la/documents/county/2023/FY23CrockettAFR.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Joe","lastname":"Gibson","middlename":"W.","suffix":"IV","token":"LsnC8qhE5U"},"token":"joe_w_gibson_iv"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_mayor","o.office":null,"office":"county_mayor","officedescription":"The county mayor (county executive in some counties) is the county's chief executive and administrative officer. The mayor prepares the annual budget for the county commission, oversees the daily operation of county departments, and represents the county in intergovernmental dealings. It is an administrative office: the commission sets policy, the mayor runs the operation.","officequalities":"- Executive management of county government across departments such as roads, finance, planning, and emergency management.\n- Ability to prepare and defend an annual budget before the county commission.\n- Intergovernmental capacity: coordinating with the municipalities within the county, the State of Tennessee, and federal agencies.\n- Working familiarity with Tennessee county-government law, the county charter where one exists, and open-meetings and procurement rules.\n- Public-facing communication and, when needed, crisis-management skills.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Mayor","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 Mayor"}