{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Chuck Johnson","chatgptsummary":"Chuck Johnson's biography shows incumbent experience as Hancock County Trustee, demonstrating direct familiarity with property-tax collection and county fund accounting required for the role. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior investment management experience or specific knowledge of Tennessee tax-relief programs for seniors, disabled residents, and veterans.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChuck Johnson is the incumbent Hancock County Trustee and the Republican candidate for trustee on the August 6, 2026 county-general ballot [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nJohnson serves as Hancock County Trustee, the county office responsible for collecting county property taxes and accounting for county funds. His office is at the county courthouse, 1237 Main Street (P.O. Box 269), Sneedville [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Trustee - Hancock County, TN](https://www.hancockcountytn.com/local_public_service_directory/trustee.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Local Public Service Directory - Hancock County, TN](https://www.hancockcountytn.com/local_public_service_directory/index.php) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Chuck","lastname":"Johnson","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"am5ag2cqra"},"token":"chuck_johnson"},{"candidatename":"Republican Party Nominee","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Republican","lastname":"Nominee","middlename":"Party","suffix":null,"token":"0TozmuNCdx"},"token":"republican_party_nominee"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"trustee","o.office":null,"office":"trustee","officedescription":"The trustee is the county's banker \u2014 collecting county property taxes, keeping and investing county funds, and disbursing money on the county's authority. It handles large sums of public money and is a fiduciary role.","officequalities":"- Financial trustworthiness: the trustee is the county's banker and custodian of tax revenue, handling the county's property-tax collections.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee property-tax law, including tax-relief programs for seniors, disabled residents, and veterans.\n- Investment and cash-management competence for county funds under state-law constraints.\n- Monthly settlement and reporting discipline.\n- Accessible customer service for taxpayers paying bills, disputing assessments, or seeking relief, and the ability to administer a partly-online operation.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Trustee","partisan":1,"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 Trustee"}