{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Andrew Skic","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Andrew","lastname":"Skic","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"cDoXwZI7j5"},"token":"andrew_skic"},{"candidatename":"Joseph Dewain Jenkins","chatgptsummary":"Joseph Dewain Jenkins's biography shows relevant experience as a current Hardeman County Commissioner for District 9, indicating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior budget literacy or specific continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoseph Dewain Jenkins is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County Commission, District 9, Position 1, running against Republican nominee Andrew Skic in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Office history\nJenkins currently serves as Hardeman County Commissioner for District 9 [2]. He was a candidate for the District 9 seat in the 2022 Democratic primary [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] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 Your Elected Officials](https://www.hardemanvotes.com/p/your-elected-officials.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Primary Voting Begins (Bolivar Bulletin-Times)](https://www.bulletintimesnews.com/latest-news/primary-voting-begins) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Joseph","lastname":"Jenkins","middlename":"Dewain","suffix":null,"token":"CrGrELthhN"},"token":"joseph_dewain_jenkins"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_9","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 Commission District 9, Position 1"}