{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"DANIEL WIGGS","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"DANIEL","lastname":"WIGGS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"y6rdVkxyfu"},"token":"daniel_wiggs"},{"candidatename":"SAM DAVIDSON","chatgptsummary":"Sam Davidson's biography shows current service on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, demonstrating direct experience with local policy judgment, budget approval, and legislative processes required for this role. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS or specific background in multi-year bond authorization beyond current commission duties.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSam Davidson currently serves on the Franklin County, Tennessee Board of Commissioners, holding the District 7, Seat A position; the current commission term ends August 31, 2026. [1] He is running for the District 7 Seat A seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot as the Republican Party nominee, against Independent candidate Daniel Wiggs. [2] His campaign uses the slogan \"Committed to Our Values, Focused on Our Future.\" [3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Franklin County Commissioners roster - franklincotn.us](https://franklincotn.us/county_commission.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Official Ballot, Franklin County TN, August 6, 2026](https://franklincotn.us/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Sam Davidson For County Commission District 7 Seat A - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/p/Sam-Davidson-For-County-Commission-District-7-Seat-A-61565473957190/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Sam Davidson for County Commission District 7 Seat A - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/p/Sam-Davidson-For-County-Commission-District-7-Seat-A-61565473957190/) (login-walled; only the page name/slogan was visible)","firstname":"SAM","lastname":"DAVIDSON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"lOPrukFh4N"},"token":"sam_davidson"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_7","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":"2026-07-19","title":"franklin County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://franklincotn.us/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 7, Seat A"}