{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"LIBBY BOWLING","chatgptsummary":"The biography provides no substantive evidence regarding Libby Bowling's background in records management, Tennessee court procedure, financial controls, or staff supervision required for Circuit Court Clerk. No controversies or disciplinary records are documented. Bio does not indicate relevant administrative experience or prior judicial office experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"Candidate for Circuit Court Clerk in the May 5, 2026 Fayette County Republican primary.\n\nNo substantive public biographical information was located in searches of Ballotpedia, the [Fayette County Election Commission](https://fayettetn.us/departments/election/), Fayette County news, or Facebook. The [Office of the Fayette Circuit Court Clerk](https://www.facebook.com/Fayettecircuitclerk/) maintains a public Facebook page but no biographical material about Bowling was surfaced.","firstname":"Libby","lastname":"Bowling","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"4ygWtob9gr"},"token":"libby_bowling"},{"candidatename":"WRITE-IN","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"WRITE-IN","lastname":"","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"oX7wlXqRav"},"token":"write_in"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":"fayette","districtgroup":"county","districtgroupname":"County","districtname":null,"job_type":"circuit_court_clerk","o.office":"circuit_court_clerk","office":"circuit_court_clerk","officedescription":"The Fayette County Circuit Court Clerk maintains the records of the Circuit Court and, in counties Fayette's size, typically also the General Sessions Court. Duties include docketing and indexing cases, authenticating court orders and judgments, collecting court costs and fines, administering oaths to witnesses and jurors, and managing the clerk's office. Fayette is part of Tennessee's 25th Judicial District, which also includes Hardeman, Lauderdale, McNairy, and Tipton counties.","officequalities":"- Records management for both Circuit and General Sessions courts in a small-county clerk's office.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee court procedure, including docketing, process service, and fee schedules.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, and bonds.\n- Supervision of a small clerical staff and workflow across multiple court calendars.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office is a court of record, and its filings are legally binding.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Circuit Court Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-22","title":"Fayette County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://fayettetn.us/departments/election/sample-ballots-8-6-26/"},"title":"Circuit Court Clerk"}