{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"JAMES T. \"BUBBA\" COBB","chatgptsummary":"James T. Cobb's biography shows current service as an incumbent Dyer County Commissioner for District H, including committee work relevant to legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience with county budget approval, tax rate setting, or state-mandated continuing education completion.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames T. \"Bubba\" Cobb is the incumbent Dyer County Commissioner for District H and is running for re-election as an Independent for County Commission District H, Position 2, in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][3].\n\n## Office history\nCobb currently represents District H on the Dyer County Commission, with a term ending in August 2026, and serves on county commission committees [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Dyer County Elected Officials](https://www.dyercounty.com/elected-officials) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Dyer County Commission Committees](https://www.dyercounty.com/commission-committies) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Next Election Info | Dyer County, TN](https://www.dyercounty.com/next-election) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"JAMES","lastname":"COBB","middlename":"T. \"BUBBA\"","suffix":null,"token":"W9DzVFrZLd"},"token":"james_t_bubba_cobb"},{"candidatename":"TYLER ROGERS","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"TYLER","lastname":"ROGERS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Pjz6mR4Z30"},"token":"tyler_rogers"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_h_seat_b","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":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-22","title":"Dyer County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://files.elfsightcdn.com/eafe4a4d-3436-495d-b748-5bdce62d911d/231ab3db-b3b5-4de8-a358-6b12acd12a71/Dyer-PG26-Newspaper-Ballot.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District H Position 2"}