{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"MIKE REEVES","chatgptsummary":"Mike Reeves currently serves as Fayette County Commissioner for District 6, Position 1, demonstrating direct experience with county budgeting, legislative processes, and constituent relations required for this role. His biography documents a contested primary victory in May 2026 but contains no record of disciplinary action or controversy. Bio does not indicate prior experience in state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS or specific policy judgment on multi-year bond issues.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMike Reeves is the incumbent Fayette County Commissioner for District 6, Position 1, and a Republican candidate for re-election in 2026 [3]. He won a contested three-candidate May 5, 2026 Republican primary with a plurality, taking 155 of 353 votes (43.91%), ahead of Abby E. Odom (36.54%) and Joseph Gentry (19.55%) [2]. No Democratic candidate qualified for the race, leaving Reeves unopposed for the August 6, 2026 Fayette County general election [2]. (Reeves is a different person from fellow Fayette County Commissioner Steve R. Reeves, who holds the separate District 6, Position 2 seat and was also renominated in the May 2026 Republican primary [2].)\n\n## Office history\nReeves currently serves as Fayette County Commissioner for District 6, Position 1 [3].\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\n[3] [Fayette County Board of County Commissioners](https://fayettetn.us/county-boards-councils/county-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"Mike","lastname":"Reeves","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"6hHHSFlmNi"},"token":"mike_reeves"},{"candidatename":"STEVE R REEVES","chatgptsummary":"Steve R. Reeves serves as Fayette County Commissioner for District 6 and currently acts as Budget Chairman, routinely presenting budget amendments to the full commission since at least 2017. This role demonstrates direct experience with county budget processes and legislative voting required for the position. The biography contains no documented controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate prior experience in land use policy or intergovernmental relations outside of current district duties.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Fayette County Commissioner, District 6 (Williston). Address: 2180 Shady Grove, Williston, TN 38076. ([Fayette County Chamber](http://business.fayettecountychamber.com/list/member/commissioner-steve-reeves-372.htm))\n\n## Career\n- Serves as **Budget Chairman** on the Fayette County Commission, a role in which he routinely presents budget amendments to the full commission. ([Fayette County Standing Committees](https://fayettetn.us/county-boards-councils/standing-committees/))\n\nRecurring participant in commission meetings and budget processes documented in county packets since at least 2017\u20132021. Bio sources are limited for personal detail; no public information about career outside the commission or education was located. *Steve R. Reeves and Mike Reeves both represent District 6 and appear to be family.*\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=REEVES&id=19440&f=192661&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=REEVES&id=19440&f=186308&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005 (Amended))](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=REEVES&id=19440&f=186308&v=2) \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=REEVES&id=19440&f=175667&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":"Steve","lastname":"Reeves","middlename":"R","suffix":null,"token":"A7YJN2fAMD"},"token":"steve_r_reeves"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_6","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 6 Position 1"}