{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Mark Gilliam","chatgptsummary":"Mark Gilliam's biography shows current service as a Hardeman County Commissioner, indicating experience with local government operations and public service. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience in land records management, Tennessee recording statutes, or title company electronic workflows required for the Register of Deeds office.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMark Gilliam is the Republican Party nominee for Hardeman County Register of Deeds in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running against Democratic nominee Virlene Brown [1].\n\n## Office history\nGilliam currently serves as Hardeman County Commissioner for District 7, Position 2 [2].\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","firstname":"Mark","lastname":"Gilliam","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ZaiA1nEyHs"},"token":"mark_gilliam"},{"candidatename":"Virlene Brown","chatgptsummary":"Virlene Brown's biography shows current service as chief deputy in the Hardeman County Register's Office, indicating direct familiarity with local recording workflows and public-access duties. The record contains no mention of disciplinary history or controversies. Bio does not indicate experience with Tennessee state recording statutes or budget management for modern technology systems.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nVirlene Brown is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County Register of Deeds in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running against Republican nominee Mark Gilliam [1].\n\n## Career\nBrown serves as chief deputy in the Hardeman County Register's Office at 100 North Main Street in Bolivar [2].\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] [Register's Office \u2014 Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce](https://www.andersonhumphreys.com/work/hardemancountytn/government/hardeman-county/registers-office.php.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Virlene","lastname":"Brown","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ORos5Hc1up"},"token":"virlene_brown"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"register_of_deeds","o.office":null,"office":"register","officedescription":"The register of deeds maintains the county's permanent public record of real-property instruments \u2014 deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats \u2014 and collects the state transfer and mortgage taxes on them. The record the office keeps is the legal backbone of property ownership.","officequalities":"- Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies.\n- Accuracy and indexing discipline \u2014 an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.\n- Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users and individual property owners.\n- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Register of Deeds","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","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":"Register Of Deeds"}