{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Thomas Wiley Day","chatgptsummary":"Does not appear on the current Fayette County Commission roster, suggesting he is a first-time challenger for District 10 Position 2. Has filed a 2026 Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest. Bio does not indicate prior public service, county-budget experience, career background, or education; no meaningful public biographical information was located in the sources consulted.","notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCandidate for Fayette County Commission, District 10 (Lagrange) Position 2, in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary.\n\nNo meaningful public biographical information was located in the sources consulted; he does not appear on the current [Fayette County commission roster](https://fayettetn.us/county-boards-councils/county-commission/), suggesting he is a challenger for the seat.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=DAY&id=103001&f=199173&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-23.*\n","firstname":"Thomas","lastname":"Day","middlename":"Wiley","suffix":null,"token":"VWhtwhlxie"},"token":"thomas_wiley_day"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"10","districtgroup":"county_commission","districtgroupname":"County Commission","districtname":"District 10","job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission_district_10_position_2","office":"county_commission_district_10_position_2","officedescription":"Fayette County Commissioners are members of the county's legislative body. Fayette has 14 single-member districts; some districts elect two commissioners at-large within the district (the second position is noted). The County Commission passes resolutions and ordinances, approves the annual county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and enacts countywide policy. Each commissioner represents roughly 2,000 residents \u2014 a much smaller constituency than in urban counties, where retail relationship-based politics has more weight. Members must complete at least seven hours of continuing education annually through the UT County Technical Assistance Service.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law.\n- Budget literacy: commissioners set the property-tax rate and approve the county budget.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances.\n- Constituent relations in a district of roughly 2,000 residents \u2014 retail, relationship-based politics.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required seven hours of annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Commissioner District 10 Position 2","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"County Commissioner District 10 Position 2"}