{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Sam Anderson","chatgptsummary":"Sam Anderson's biography shows incumbent status as a Hancock County commissioner, demonstrating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. The record does not indicate specific experience in county budgeting, tax rate setting, or multi-year bond authorization. Bio does not indicate experience in policy judgment on land use or intergovernmental issues.","notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSam Anderson is the incumbent Hancock County commissioner for District 3, seeking reelection in the 2026 general election.[1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] UT County Technical Assistance Service \u2014 Sam Anderson, County Commissioner: https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/sam-anderson\n","firstname":"Sam","lastname":"Anderson","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"YG8cM1Oq0Y"},"token":"sam_anderson"},{"candidatename":"Andrew Hinterlong","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Andrew","lastname":"Hinterlong","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"QaZOW8srYQ"},"token":"andrew_hinterlong"},{"candidatename":"Independent Candidate","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Independent","lastname":"Candidate","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"VJLkcC03Ga"},"token":"independent_candidate"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_3","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":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-22","title":"Hancock County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.hancockcountytn.com/doc00834520260709094709.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 3, Seat A"}