{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Larry L. Henry","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"Larry Henry is a Republican candidate running for Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk in Tennessee [8]. He currently holds the office, having first been elected to the position in May 2014 after defeating two other Republican candidates in the primary [9]. In that election, Henry received 9,136 votes, while his competitors Lisa Bowman and Ron Parson received 4,217 and 2,508 votes, respectively [12].\n\nPrior to becoming Circuit Court Clerk, Henry served as a Hamilton County Commissioner for District 7 for 12 years, including serving as chairman for several of those years [10]. He is described as a longtime conservative leader in the county [8]. Before his political career, Henry was a businessman in East Brainerd for more than 40 years, working in his family's oil and gas business after college [10].\n\nDuring his tenure as Circuit Court Clerk, Henry has emphasized fiscal discipline and customer-focused operations [8]. He claims to have returned several million dollars in fees and cost savings from the clerk\u2019s office to Hamilton County\u2019s general fund [8]. The Circuit Court Clerk\u2019s office handles documents relating to lawsuits, manages litigation taxes and child support payments, and maintains jury data for various courts in Hamilton County [5].\n\nHenry announced his bid for re-election in August 2025, seeking a fourth term [8]. He is running in the Republican primary scheduled for August 6, 2026, with the general election set for November 3, 2026 [1]. The filing deadline for the race was March 10, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee,_2026)\n- [2] [Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_gubernatorial_election,_2026)\n- [4] [Clerks | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts](https://tncourts.gov/clerks/all/all?tid=87)\n- [5] [Sessions Civil Court Dockets, Hamilton County Government](https://www.hamiltontn.gov/CivilCourt_Dockets.aspx)\n- [6] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n- [7] [2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election)\n- [8] [Circuit Court Clerk Larry Henry Announces Campaign For Re-Election - Chattanoogan.com](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2025/8/28/507769/Circuit-Court-Clerk-Larry-Henry.aspx)\n- [9] [Larry Henry takes Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk race | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/may/07/larry-henry-takes-circuit-court-clerk-race/)\n- [10] [Larry Henry For Circuit Court Clerk - And Response (2) - Chattanoogan.com](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/5/3/275738/Larry-Henry-For-Circuit-Court-Clerk.aspx)\n- [11] [Larry Henry - Circuit Court Clerk, Republican | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/chattagov/story/2014/oct/20/larry-henry-circuit-court-clerk-republican/270015/)\n- [12] [Larry Henry takes Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk race | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2014/may/07/larry-henry-takes-circuit-court-clerk-race/139548/)","firstname":"Larry","lastname":"Henry","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Ppv4m6xrm3"},"token":"larry_l_henry"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":"hamilton","districtgroup":"county","districtgroupname":"County","districtname":null,"job_type":"circuit_court_clerk","o.office":"circuit_court_clerk","office":"circuit_court_clerk","officedescription":"The circuit court clerk keeps the records of the circuit court \u2014 and often the criminal and general-sessions courts \u2014 managing case files, collecting court costs and fines, and handling jury administration under the court's deadlines.","officequalities":"- Maintains records of the Circuit Court (general civil-law trial court of general jurisdiction). In counties with a separate office, also typically responsible for jury management.\n- Records management for the court served by this clerk's office, in conformity with Tennessee Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure and the orders of the assigned judges.\n- Working knowledge of the relevant court's docket, fee schedule, and pleading requirements.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, restitution, bonds, and trust funds \u2014 with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Circuit Court Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":null,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"circuit_court_clerk"}