{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"GREG MAXWELL","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"GREG","lastname":"MAXWELL","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"JL6lTd4HK9"},"token":"greg_maxwell"},{"candidatename":"DEBORAH HOLBROOK","chatgptsummary":"Deborah Holbrook's biography shows she is an incumbent Cumberland County Commissioner who completed 61 hours of state-mandated training, exceeding the required 35 hours for budget and legislative duties. The record contains no mention of disciplinary actions or controversies. Bio does not indicate prior experience in drafting ordinances or managing multi-year bond issues.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDeborah Holbrook is a Democratic member of the Cumberland County Commission representing the 8th District, which elects two commissioners [2][3]. She advanced to the August 6, 2026 general election from the May primary, appearing on the general ballot alongside Republicans Greg Maxwell (about 56 percent) and Keith Burgess Jr. (about 43 percent) [3].\n\n## Career\nHolbrook is an alumna of Emerge Tennessee, the state affiliate of a national program that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nAccording to a Fall 2023 report to the Tennessee Comptroller, Holbrook completed 61 hours of commissioner training, exceeding the state's 35-hour requirement [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Emerge Tennessee \u2014 Elected Alumnae](https://tn.emergeamerica.org/alumnae/in-elected-office/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Commissioner Report to Comptroller, Fall 2023 \u2014 Tennessee Comptroller](https://comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/cot/la/documents/county-commissioner-reports/County%20Commissioner%20Report%20to%20Comptroller%20Fall%202023.pdf) \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":"DEBORAH","lastname":"HOLBROOK","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"OODKW2ywbJ"},"token":"deborah_holbrook"},{"candidatename":"KEITH BURGESS JR.","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"KEITH","lastname":"JR.","middlename":"BURGESS","suffix":null,"token":"5SaKPjeH6s"},"token":"keith_burgess_jr"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_8","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 8"}