{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"ADRIAN WIGGINS","chatgptsummary":"Adrian Wiggins currently serves as a Fayette County Commissioner and Mayor of Oakland, demonstrating direct experience with county governance, municipal leadership, and local constituent relations. His background includes filing annual ethics disclosures consistent with state requirements for elected officials. The biography does not indicate prior experience in drafting complex county budgets or managing multi-year bond issues.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- **Mayor of Oakland, Tennessee** (a municipality within Fayette County). Filed 2025 and 2026 Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest forms in the City Mayor capacity; filed 2024 forms as both Alderman and City Mayor, consistent with a mid-2024 transition from alderman to mayor.\n- Also listed as a Fayette County Commissioner for District 9 (South Oakland) on the county's commission roster. ([Fayette County commission roster](https://fayettetn.us/county-boards-councils/county-commission/))\n- Candidate for re-election to Fayette County Commission District 9 Position 2 in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary.\n\n## Background and education\n- Outside county government, has worked as a high school and competitive soccer head coach and serves as athletic director for a large homeschool organization. ([Fayette County Chamber](https://business.fayettecountychamber.com/list/member/commissioner-adrian-wiggins-573))\n- Maintains a personal site at [tnwiggins.com](https://www.tnwiggins.com/).\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [City Mayor (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=WIGGINS&id=93190&f=196847&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [City Mayor (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=WIGGINS&id=93190&f=185537&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [Alderman (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=WIGGINS&id=93190&f=177237&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [City Mayor (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=WIGGINS&id=93190&f=181305&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":"Adrian","lastname":"Wiggins","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"AZGeBz5Mx3"},"token":"adrian_wiggins"},{"candidatename":"STEVE LASKOSKI","chatgptsummary":"Steve Laskoski's biography shows incumbent experience on the Fayette County Board of Commissioners, demonstrating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations within Tennessee county law. He is listed in the UT CTAS directory as a current official, indicating engagement with required state training protocols. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience in drafting complex multi-year bond issues or managing large-scale budget literacy beyond general district oversight.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSteve Laskoski is an incumbent member of the Fayette County (Tennessee) Board of Commissioners, representing District 9 (South Oakland) [1][2]. He is a candidate for the District 9, Position 1 seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot.\n\n## Office history\nLaskoski serves on the Fayette County Commission, which represents District 9 (South Oakland) with two commissioners; he is one of the two seatholders [1]. He is listed in the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS) directory of county officials as a Fayette County commissioner [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Board of County Commissioners - Fayette County](https://fayettetn.us/county-boards-councils/county-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Steve Laskoski - County Commissioner, UT CTAS](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/steve-laskoski) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"STEVE","lastname":"LASKOSKI","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"6NPDgtDvKW"},"token":"steve_laskoski"},{"candidatename":"GREGORY DUNCAN","chatgptsummary":"Gregory Duncan's biography shows prior service on the Fayette County Commission in 2018, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and constituent relations. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in available records. Bio does not indicate experience with budget literacy or state-required continuing education.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGregory Duncan is a candidate for the Fayette County (Tennessee) Board of Commissioners, District 9, Position 1, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot. He is a resident of Oakland, in Fayette County [2].\n\n## Office history\nDuncan previously served on the Fayette County Commission; he appears in the commission's official records, including committee votes and roll calls, as a sitting commissioner in 2018 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Fayette County Board of County Commissioners packet, February 2018](https://fayettetn.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Commission-Packet-Feb-18.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Gregory Duncan - Oakland, Tennessee (LinkedIn)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-duncan-22149967) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"GREGORY","lastname":"DUNCAN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"DMpgV2pZly"},"token":"gregory_duncan"},{"candidatename":"NANCY NEUHAUSER","chatgptsummary":"Neuhauser's biography shows current residence in Fayette County and a filed statement of interest for the 2026 Republican primary, indicating local presence and campaign intent. The record does not document prior service on the county commission, specific experience with budget approval or tax rate setting, legislative drafting history, or completed continuing education through UT CTAS. Bio does not indicate relevant government experience or policy judgment experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCandidate for Fayette County Commission, District 9 (South Oakland) Position 1, in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary.\n\nPublic records list an address in Oakland, TN 38060, in Fayette County. A LinkedIn Nancy Neuhauser is associated with ALCO Management, Inc. in the Memphis area; it is not confirmed that this is the same person. She does not appear on the current [Fayette County commission roster](https://fayettetn.us/county-boards-councils/county-commission/), suggesting she is a challenger.\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=NEUHAUSER&id=102999&f=199545&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":"Nancy","lastname":"Neuhauser","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"o6R1NhqCO5"},"token":"nancy_neuhauser"},{"candidatename":"CHELSEA KIVELLE","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"CHELSEA","lastname":"KIVELLE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"9Q1hsTEdkj"},"token":"chelsea_kivelle"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_9","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 9 Position 1"}