{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"GLENDA PETTY DAVIS","chatgptsummary":"Glenda Petty Davis's biography shows incumbent service on the Hawkins County Commission, demonstrating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in state-level budgeting or multi-year bond authorization.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGlenda Petty Davis is the incumbent Hawkins County Commissioner for District 5, listed as Glenda Davis of Rogersville among the district's two current commissioners alongside Jason Roach [1]. She is the Republican Party nominee for one of District 5's two seats on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot, running alongside fellow Republican Jamie Miller [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hawkins County Commission](https://www.hawkinscountytn.gov/county_commission.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[2] [Official Ballot, Hawkins County, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18","firstname":"GLENDA","lastname":"DAVIS","middlename":"PETTY","suffix":null,"token":"yjT4NMccrF"},"token":"glenda_petty_davis"},{"candidatename":"JAMIE MILLER","chatgptsummary":"Jamie Miller's biography shows relevant experience coordinating multi-agency emergency resources and managing elevated workloads during Hurricane Helene, demonstrating operational judgment applicable to county services. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience with budget approval, legislative drafting, or property-tax rate setting.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJamie Miller is the Republican Party nominee for one of Hawkins County Commission District 5's two seats on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot, running alongside incumbent Republican Glenda Petty Davis [1].\n\n## Career\nMiller serves as Director of the Hawkins County Emergency Management Agency, based at 150 East Washington Street, Suite 2, in Rogersville [2][3]. In that role he coordinates local, regional, state, and federal emergency-response resources for the county and oversees its preparedness, response, and recovery operations [3]. During the county's response to Hurricane Helene's aftermath in late 2024, Miller's EMA was among the agencies tracked as running an elevated workload [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, Hawkins County, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[2] [Hawkins County EMA \u2014 Rogersville TN Chamber of Commerce listing](https://rogersvilletnchamber.com/directory-chamber_memb/listing/hawkins-county-ema/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[3] [Hawkins County Emergency Management Agency](https://www.hawkinscountytn.gov/emergency_management.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[4] [The need is now: EMS director requests full-time position for increased Helene workload](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/multimedia/videos/article_6a1e2cee-8e4b-11ef-add3-fb86d953ea2b.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18","firstname":"JAMIE","lastname":"MILLER","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"PQsHkphVhl"},"token":"jamie_miller"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_5","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":2,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-18","title":"Hawkins County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 5"}