{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Cindy Lamb","chatgptsummary":"No biographical information was located in searches of Fayette County Democrats, Tennessee Democrats, local news, Ballotpedia, or Facebook. A separate Susan Lamb appears as a Democratic candidate for Fayette County Clerk in 2026 but that is a different person and office. Bio does not indicate prior public service, county-budget experience, documented community leadership, or career background. She has not filed a Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest.","notes":"","party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCindy Lamb is a Democratic candidate for Fayette County Commissioner, District 4, Position 1 [1]. She won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, receiving 63 of 66 votes cast (95.45%) [2]. She advances to the August 6, 2026 Fayette County general election, where she will face Republican primary winner Kevin J. Powers, who won his primary with 201 of 203 votes (99.01%) [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Fayette County Election Commission, 2026 Primary Election Summary Report](https://fayettetn.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/26-5-5-Primary-Totals.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"Cindy","lastname":"Lamb","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"5KqiSZbNlX"},"token":"cindy_lamb"},{"candidatename":"Kevin J. Powers","chatgptsummary":"Appointed Fayette County Commissioner and, per his LinkedIn, also serves on the Fayette County School Board District 2. Party background is extensive: has served as Chairman of the Fayette County Republican Party, Secretary of the West Fayette Republican Club, and was selected as a Tennessee delegate for Donald Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Tennessee Ethics Commission filings show 2025 Statement of Interest as School Board and 2026 as County Commission, consistent with a mid-2025 appointment shift. Was quoted in 2021 Tennessee Lookout coverage criticizing the county's then-proposed redistricting map.","notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Career\n- Has served as Chairman of the Fayette County Republican Party; Secretary of the West Fayette Republican Club; Treasurer/Correspondence Secretary of a party committee. ([Fayette County Republican Party](https://www.fcrptn.org/about-fcrptn/))\n- Selected as a Tennessee delegate for Donald Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention.\n\n## Office history\n- Fayette County Commissioner (appointed) and a candidate in the 2026 District 4 primary.\n- Also serves on the Fayette County School Board, District 2. ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-powers-4743b931/))\n\n- Quoted in Tennessee Lookout coverage of Fayette County redistricting as a county commissioner critical of the adopted map. ([Tennessee Lookout, Dec 2021](https://tennesseelookout.com/2021/12/16/one-of-the-worst-maps-ive-ever-seen/))\n- Operates a campaign site at kevinpowersforfcmayor.com (unreachable at time of writing; suggests a prior or contemplated county mayor run). ([Fayette County Chamber listing](https://business.fayettecountychamber.com/list/member/commissioner-kevin-powers-366))\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=POWERS&id=77377&f=199223&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=POWERS&id=77377&f=197686&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":"Kevin","lastname":"Powers","middlename":"J.","suffix":null,"token":"lXhWpi1zO7"},"token":"kevin_j_powers"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"4","districtgroup":"county_commission","districtgroupname":"County Commission","districtname":"District 4","job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission_district_4_position_1","office":"county_commission_district_4_position_1","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 4 Position 1","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"County Commissioner District 4 Position 1"}