{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"JOSHUA H SUITER","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"JOSHUA","lastname":"SUITER","middlename":"H","suffix":null,"token":"AZKPZRM7dT"},"token":"joshua_h_suiter"},{"candidatename":"CHAS HEADY","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"CHAS","lastname":"HEADY","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"K1qirQ4HOK"},"token":"chas_heady"},{"candidatename":"JEFF SMALLWOOD","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"JEFF","lastname":"SMALLWOOD","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"kbD78gUwIW"},"token":"jeff_smallwood"},{"candidatename":"DOUGLAS D. STAFFORD","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"DOUGLAS","lastname":"STAFFORD","middlename":"D.","suffix":null,"token":"O8eHP10Aun"},"token":"douglas_d_stafford"},{"candidatename":"JOEY L DENSON","chatgptsummary":"Joey L Denson's biography shows prior service as interim Jackson County Mayor, indicating familiarity with county governance and leadership roles. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in budget literacy or legislative drafting.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoey L Denson is an independent candidate for the Jackson County Commission representing District 1 in the August 6, 2026 county general election, one of five candidates in a \"vote for three\" contest [1].\n\n## Office history\nJoey Denson served as interim Jackson County Mayor before the Jackson County Commission elected Jim Morgan to the mayor's office in February 2025 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Sample Ballot, Jackson County General Election, August 6, 2026](https://jacksoncountytn.gov/uploads/election-commission/pdf_embed/tnjacpg6-sampleinfballot.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Jim Morgan Elected As Jackson County Mayor - The UC Now](https://theucnow.com/2025/02/11/jim-morgan-elected-as-jackson-county-mayor/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"JOEY","lastname":"DENSON","middlename":"L","suffix":null,"token":"nHoSMsSMwj"},"token":"joey_l_denson"}],"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":3,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-21","title":"Jackson County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://jacksoncountytn.gov/uploads/election-commission/pdf_embed/tnjacpg6-sampleinfballot.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 1"}