{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"CHARLES \"CHUCK\" STINES","chatgptsummary":"Charles Stines's biography shows prior service as a Franklin County commissioner, indicating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in budget literacy or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles \"Chuck\" Stines is the Republican Party nominee for Franklin County, Tennessee Commissioner, District 4 Seat B, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot; no other candidate appears for this seat on the general-election ballot. [1]\n\n## Office history\nStines is a former Franklin County commissioner. The Herald Chronicle reported in May 2026 that, after an absence from the political scene, former commissioners Chuck Stines and Greg King would return to the commission. [2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, Franklin County TN, August 6, 2026](https://franklincotn.us/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [King, Stines return to commission - Herald Chronicle](https://www.heraldchronicle.com/news/2026/05/14/king-stines-return-to-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [King, Stines return to commission - Herald Chronicle](https://www.heraldchronicle.com/news/2026/05/14/king-stines-return-to-commission/) (paywalled; only headline and opening line were accessible)","firstname":"CHARLES","lastname":"STINES","middlename":"\"CHUCK\"","suffix":null,"token":"RaulLiE6yK"},"token":"charles_chuck_stines"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_4_seat_b","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":null,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"franklin County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://franklincotn.us/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 4, Seat B"}