{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"DONNA CRAIG","chatgptsummary":"Donna Craig's biography shows over eight years as Henry County Clerk, including multiple awards for performance and recognition by the Tennessee county officials association. This background demonstrates experience in high-volume public administration, financial controls, and staff supervision relevant to the role. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience with motor-vehicle registration systems or recent changes to Tennessee statutes governing business-tax registrations.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDonna Craig is the Henry County Clerk, on the ballot for reelection in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election.\n\n## Career\nCraig has served as Henry County Clerk since at least 2018. She has been recognized multiple times by Tennessee's county officials association: named Outstanding Clerk of the Year in 2018 [1], honored again as County Clerk of the Year in 2021 [2], and honored with two additional awards at the statewide County Officials Conference in 2024 [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Radio NWTN, \"Henry Co. Clerk Donna Craig Named Outstanding Clerk of Year,\" Nov. 7, 2018\n[2] Radio NWTN, \"Craig Named County Clerk Of Year; Bomar Honored In Hall Of Fame,\" Nov. 11, 2021\n[3] Radio NWTN, \"Henry Co. Clerk Donna Craig Honored With 2 Awards At County Officials Conference,\" Nov. 22, 2024","firstname":"DONNA","lastname":"CRAIG","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"NtRFBjvVtI"},"token":"donna_craig"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_clerk","o.office":null,"office":"county_clerk","officedescription":"The county clerk handles a broad set of public transactions and records: marriage and business licenses, motor-vehicle titling and registration, notary commissions, and the official minutes of the county commission. It is a high-volume administrative and records office.","officequalities":"- Administration of motor-vehicle registration, license plates, marriage licenses, and business-tax registrations \u2014 a high-volume, public-facing operation.\n- Working knowledge of the Tennessee statutes governing each of those functions, which change regularly.\n- Customer-service capacity: the clerk's office is one of the most-visited county offices by ordinary residents.\n- Financial controls for collecting state and local fees and remitting them accurately.\n- Supervision of office staff handling high transaction volume, and technology and process management as more services move online.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"henry County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://irp.cdn-website.com/76eef5f7/files/uploaded/Henry+PG26+Newspaper+Ballot.pdf"},"title":"County Clerk"}