{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"GLENN T. SUMMERS SR.","chatgptsummary":"Summers' biography shows current service on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, demonstrating direct experience with county budgeting, legislative processes, and constituent relations within Tennessee law. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in state-level intergovernmental negotiations or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGlenn T. Summers Sr. currently serves on the Franklin County, Tennessee Board of Commissioners, holding the District 8, Seat A position; the current commission term ends August 31, 2026. [1] Glenn T. Summers Sr. is running for the District 8 Seat A seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot as the Republican Party nominee.[2] The seat is contested: Independent candidate Kent Bean also appears for District 8 Seat A.\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 - sample ballot PDF](https://franklincotn.us/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"GLENN","lastname":"SR.","middlename":"T. SUMMERS","suffix":null,"token":"qWrGf4d9Y2"},"token":"glenn_t_summers_sr"},{"candidatename":"KENT BEAN","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"KENT","lastname":"BEAN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"TpyzHPllue"},"token":"kent_bean"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_8","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 8, Seat A"}