{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Rickey W. Griggs","chatgptsummary":"Rickey W. Griggs's biography shows repeated candidacy for Hardeman County offices, indicating familiarity with local election cycles and constituent engagement. The record documents no controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in budget approval, legislative drafting, or state-mandated continuing education required for the role.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRickey W. Griggs is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County Commission, District 1, Position 1, running against independent candidate Ben Davis in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Other political activity\nGriggs was a candidate for the District 1, Position 1 commission seat in the 2022 Democratic primary [2]. He was also a candidate for General Sessions Judge in the 2024 county general election [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Primary Voting Begins (Bolivar Bulletin-Times)](https://www.bulletintimesnews.com/latest-news/primary-voting-begins) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [What's on the Ballot (Hatchie Press)](https://hatchiepress.com/early-voting-begins-july-12-but-whats-on-the-ballot/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Rickey","lastname":"Griggs","middlename":"W.","suffix":null,"token":"P1IWTkh2nx"},"token":"rickey_w_griggs"},{"candidatename":"Ben Davis","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Ben","lastname":"Davis","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"yRfqqHhq5r"},"token":"ben_davis"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_1","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":"2026-07-20","title":"hardeman County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH"},"title":"County Commissioner District 1, Position 1"}