{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"CHRIS HAWKERSMITH","chatgptsummary":"Chris Hawkersmith's biography shows current service on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and nineteen years in real estate, demonstrating 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\nChris Hawkersmith currently serves on the Franklin County, Tennessee Board of Commissioners, holding the District 7, Seat B position; the current commission term ends August 31, 2026. [1] He is running for the District 7 Seat B seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot as the Republican Party nominee; no other candidate appears for this seat on the general-election ballot. [2]\n\n## Career and business interests\nHawkersmith is a real-estate agent based in Winchester, Tennessee, with more than 19 years in the industry, and describes himself as a native of Franklin County. [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] [Chris Hawkersmith, real-estate agent profile - Zillow](https://www.zillow.com/profile/fcrealestateguy1) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"CHRIS","lastname":"HAWKERSMITH","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"RIoEk3PkCu"},"token":"chris_hawkersmith"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_7_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 7, Seat B"}