{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Brooke Weaver","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"Brooke Weaver is a Republican candidate running for Hamilton County Clerk in Tennessee's May 5, 2026, primary election [1]. She is seeking to succeed Bill Knowles, who has served as the county clerk for over 50 years and announced he would not seek re-election [6]. Weaver officially announced her candidacy on September 15, 2025, with the endorsement of outgoing Clerk Knowles [1]. On January 9, 2026, she was reported to be first in line to pick up qualifying papers for the election [4].\n\nWeaver has spent approximately 18 to 19 years working within the Hamilton County Clerk\u2019s Office, starting as a front-line clerk and advancing to her current role as Chief Deputy County Clerk and Accountant [2]. In this capacity, she supervises a team of 56 employees across two locations and manages over $60 million in annual revenues [2]. She holds the credentials of State Certified Public Administrator and Certified County Finance Officer [1]. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Administration from Bryan College and an Associate of Science in Accounting from Chattanooga State Community College [1]. She is also a graduate of Leadership Tennessee\u2019s NEXT Class XI [1].\n\nDuring her tenure, Weaver claims to have returned $18 million in excess fees to the Hamilton County General Fund over nine years, which she states supports schools, infrastructure, and public safety [2]. She notes that the office has received clean audits every year under her financial oversight [2]. Her campaign platform emphasizes maintaining fiscally conservative leadership and modernizing services through partnerships. These include installing tag renewal kiosks with Food City and collaborating with the Department of Safety for driver\u2019s license services [2].\n\nWeaver is active in the Hamilton County community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Chattanooga Federal Employees Credit Union and as Chairwoman of the Advisory Board to the Family Justice Center [1]. She has also served as an advisor to Cempa Community Care and a mentor for the tnAchieves program [1]. Weaver resides in Signal Mountain with her husband, Brian, their daughter, and two dogs [1]. Her campaign website is www.votebrookeweaver.com [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Weaver Running for County Clerk](https://www.votebrookeweaver.com/post/weaver-running-for-county-clerk)\n- [2] [Learn More | Vote Brooke Weaver](https://www.votebrookeweaver.com/about)\n- [3] [Home | Vote Brooke Weaver](https://www.votebrookeweaver.com/)\n- [4] [Brooke Weaver First In Line As Qualifying Starts For Big 2026 Election](https://www.votebrookeweaver.com/post/brooke-weaver-first-in-line-as-qualifying-starts-for-big-2026-election)\n- [5] [Brooke Weaver Running For County Clerk With Knowles Endorsement](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2025/9/15/508540/Brooke-Weaver-Running-For-County-Clerk.aspx)\n- [6] [Brooke Weaver announces run for Hamilton County clerk](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/sep/15/deputy-announces-run-for-hamilton-county-clerk/)\n- [7] [Brooke Weaver First In Line As Qualifying Starts For Big 2026 Election](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2025/12/22/512732/Brooke-Weaver-First-In-Line-As.aspx)\n- [11] [Brooke Weaver, CCFO, CPA's Post - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brooke-riker-weaver_yesterday-i-announced-my-candidacy-to-serve-activity-7373682519394758659-7KCC)\n- [12] [Weaver Running for County Clerk - East Ridge News Online](https://www.eastridgenewsonline.com/weaver-running-for-county-clerk/)","firstname":"Brooke","lastname":"Weaver","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Eo4suvra4a"},"token":"brooke_weaver"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":"hamilton","districtgroup":"county","districtgroupname":"County","districtname":null,"job_type":"county_clerk","o.office":"county_clerk","office":"county_clerk","officedescription":"The county clerk handles a broad set of public transactions and records: marriage and business licenses, motor-vehicle titling and registration, notary commissions, and the official minutes of the county commission. It is a high-volume administrative and records office.","officequalities":"- Administration of motor-vehicle registration, license plates, marriage licenses, and business-tax registrations for roughly 910,000 residents \u2014 a high-volume operation across a main office and satellite locations.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee statutes governing each of those functions, which change regularly.\n- Customer-service capacity: the Clerk's office is one of the most-visited county offices by ordinary residents.\n- Financial controls for collecting state and local fees and remitting them accurately.\n- Supervision of a multi-location office staff handling high transaction volume; technology and process management as more services move online.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":null,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"county_clerk"}