{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"ELIZABETH (BETSY) RICE","chatgptsummary":"Elizabeth Rice's biography shows over a decade of service on the Fayette County Commission, including leadership as Public Safety Chairman and regular meeting participation since 2017. This record demonstrates familiarity with legislative processes, constituent relations, and county governance within Tennessee law. No public disciplinary records or controversies appear in available sources. Bio does not indicate prior experience in budget management or formal education in public administration.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Fayette County Commissioner, District 3 (Gallaway/Braden/Garnett), representing Mason-area constituents.\n- Has served as Public Safety Chairman of the Fayette County Commission. Address on file is 375 Highway 59, Mason, TN; county email brice@fayettetn.us. ([UT CTAS](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/betsy-rice), [Fayette County commission roster](https://fayettetn.us/county-boards-councils/county-commission/))\n- Has appeared in Fayette County Commission meeting records since at least 2017. ([Feb 2017 Commission packet](https://fayettetn.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CCPackFeb282017.pdf))\n\nBio sources are limited for this rural Fayette County candidate. No public information about career outside the commission or education was located.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [Planning Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=RICE&id=37494&f=195995&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [Planning Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=RICE&id=37494&f=186236&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [Planning Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=RICE&id=37494&f=178362&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":"Elizabeth","lastname":"Rice","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"FMVX0NWnqA"},"token":"elizabeth_betsy_rice"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_3","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":"Fayette County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://fayettetn.us/departments/election/sample-ballots-8-6-26/"},"title":"County Commission District 3 Position 1"}