{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Claude D. Oglesby, Jr","chatgptsummary":"Incumbent Fayette County Commissioner, District 7 (Moscow). In October 2025 introduced a resolution extending the county's moratorium on solar-farm applications to March 2027 \u2014 direct experience with the commission's legislative process. During the 2021 redistricting process he introduced a district map that contained no majority-Black district; it passed 10-8 over objections that it appeared discriminatory, and related litigation continued into 2025. Has filed 2024, 2025, and 2026 Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest forms in the County Commission capacity. Bio does not indicate career outside the commission or formal education.","notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Incumbent Fayette County Commissioner, District 7 (Moscow). ([Fayette County commission roster](https://fayettetn.us/county-boards-councils/county-commission/))\n\n## Career\n- In October 2025, introduced a resolution to extend the county's moratorium on solar farm applications to March 2027, pending further study of regulations. ([Fayette Falcon](https://www.fayettefalcon.com/2025/10/01/solar-farm-moratorium-extended-by-county-commission-to-march-2027-for-further-analysis/))\n- During the 2021 redistricting process, introduced a commission district map that contained no majority-Black district; it passed 10-8 over objections that it appeared discriminatory. Litigation over the map continued into 2025. ([MLK50, Nov 2025](https://mlk50.com/2025/11/21/black-residents-in-fayette-county-just-won-fairer-districts-now-comes-scotus/))\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=OGLESBY,JR&id=2059&f=194782&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=OGLESBY,JR&id=2059&f=185470&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=OGLESBY,JR&id=2059&f=175215&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":"Claude","lastname":"Oglesby","middlename":"D.","suffix":"Jr","token":"x4Ix4NgLQo"},"token":"claude_d_oglesby_jr"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"7","districtgroup":"county_commission","districtgroupname":"County Commission","districtname":"District 7","job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission_district_7_position_1","office":"county_commission_district_7_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 7 Position 1","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"County Commissioner District 7 Position 1"}