{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"TERRY LOWE","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"TERRY","lastname":"LOWE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"jhM5Xvy1D5"},"token":"terry_lowe"},{"candidatename":"JACK DAVIS","chatgptsummary":"Jack Davis's forty-four-year tenure as general manager of a utility district demonstrates operational management and budget oversight relevant to county fiscal duties. The biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate experience in legislative drafting or constituent case-work.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJack Davis is a Republican member of the Cumberland County Commission representing the 5th District, which elects two commissioners [1][3]. He advanced from the May 5, 2026 county primary (about 36 percent) to the August 6 general election, alongside fellow Republican Terry Lowe (about 38 percent) [3].\n\n## Career\nDavis served as general manager of the South Cumberland Utility District for more than 44 years [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Jack Davis \u2014 Cumberland County directory](https://cumberlandcountytn.gov/people/jack-davis/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Davis receives well wishes on retirement \u2014 Crossville Chronicle](https://www.crossville-chronicle.com/news/davis-receives-well-wishes-on-retirement/article_62f1592c-e927-4263-abec-de1f7eb17ed3.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Cumberland County primary results, May 5, 2026 \u2014 The UC Now](https://theucnow.com/2026/05/05/wyatt-trustee-kerley-register-of-deeds-advance-in-cumberland/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"JACK","lastname":"DAVIS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"4au4Fv6AM3"},"token":"jack_davis"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_5","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":"2026-07-19","title":"cumberland County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://cumberlandcountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Sample-Ballot-Aug-2026.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 5"}