{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"ALLEN D. BROOKS","chatgptsummary":"Allen D. Brooks's biography identifies him as a Vietnam veteran and notes his organization of a local protest regarding federal funding cuts affecting veterans. The record does not document specific experience in county budgeting, legislative drafting, or constituent case-work required for the role. Bio does not indicate experience with Tennessee county-government law or annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAllen D. Brooks is the Democratic candidate for Hamblen County Commission District 10 on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot, challenging Republican incumbent Stan Harville [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nBrooks is a Vietnam veteran [3].\n\n## Career\nThe reviewed sources identify Brooks as a Vietnam veteran and describe his civic and party activity but do not detail his professional career [3].\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\nBrooks helped organize a march in Hamblen County protesting Trump administration policies that he said cut federal funds and jobs, including cuts affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs [3]. He said his concern was not primarily with the politics of the situation but that the cuts and maneuvers taking place had a good chance to affect friends and neighbors in Hamblen County [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Elections - Hamblen County Democratic Party](https://www.hamblencountydems.org/elections) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Election 2026: Things You Need to Know - Citizen Tribune](https://www.citizentribune.com/election-2026-things-you-need-to-know/article_ba462df5-06e6-4d24-a33e-ca1793b8bbcb.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Hamblen County Democrats stage protest - Citizen Tribune](https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/hamblen-county-democrats-stage-protest/article_a7931ade-ed92-11ef-8227-a7421b42ef99.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"ALLEN","lastname":"BROOKS","middlename":"D.","suffix":null,"token":"hQl1UD4LDk"},"token":"allen_d_brooks"},{"candidatename":"STAN HARVILLE","chatgptsummary":"Stan Harville's thirty-nine years in education and current service as Hamblen County Commissioner vice chairman demonstrate experience with legislative processes, constituent relations, and county governance under Tennessee law. The biography contains no documented controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing multi-year bond issues or setting property-tax rates.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nStan Harville is the incumbent Hamblen County Commissioner for District 10 and currently serves as vice chairman of the commission [1]. He is the Republican nominee for the District 10 seat on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot, opposed by Democrat Allen D. Brooks [2]. He lives in Morristown [1].\n\n## Background and education\nHarville is a graduate of Morristown East High School. He attended Walters State Community College from 1977 to 1979, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with honors from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and earned a master's degree in administration and supervision from East Tennessee State University [3].\n\n## Career\nHarville spent thirty years with the Hamblen County school system as a teacher, coach, and administrator, beginning in August 1981 as a teacher at Manley Elementary School, and including tenures as assistant principal and teacher at Morristown East High School and principal at Witt Elementary School [3]. After retiring from the county school system in March 2011, he served as director of Dandridge Christian Learning Center from 2011 to 2015 and as a teacher at All-Saints Episcopal School from August 2016 until July 2017 [3]. He then became executive director of HC*EXCELL, an education foundation supporting the Hamblen County school system, overseeing its day-to-day operations until his retirement on December 31, 2023 [3]. In all, the resolution honoring him credits Harville with thirty-nine years in the field of education [3].\n\n## Office history\nHarville is a current member of the Hamblen County Commission representing District 10 and serves as the commission's vice chairman [1][3].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nDuring his education career Harville was the first \"21st Century\" classroom teacher at Morristown East High School, was named Morristown East High School Teacher of the Year in 1993-1994, and received the Best Practices in Character Education Award at Witt Elementary School in 2005 [3]. He was recognized as Volunteer of the Year for his work with Youth LEADERSHIP Hamblen County and was a certified trainer for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and a certified ACES trainer through Building Strong Brains TN [3]. He was a member of the Tennessee Department of Education's Community Engagement Council [3]. The Tennessee Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 814, sponsored by Sen. Steve Southerland, recognizing Harville on the occasion of his 2023 retirement [3].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\nHarville is a retired educator; the sources reviewed describe his income as deriving from his career in public and private education and the HC*EXCELL foundation [3].\n\n## Family\nThe reviewed sources describe Harville as an active congregant of Trinity United Methodist Church in Morristown but do not detail immediate family members [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commission - Hamblen County Government](https://www.hamblencountytn.gov/county-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Election 2026: Things You Need to Know - Citizen Tribune](https://www.citizentribune.com/election-2026-things-you-need-to-know/article_ba462df5-06e6-4d24-a33e-ca1793b8bbcb.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Senate Joint Resolution 814 recognizing Stan Harville](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SJR0814.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"STAN","lastname":"HARVILLE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"zFGAPToHeM"},"token":"stan_harville"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_10","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":"hamblen County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.hamblencountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/delightful-downloads/2026/06/County-General.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 10"}