{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"JAMES \"JIM\" LANCE","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"JAMES","lastname":"LANCE","middlename":"\"JIM\"","suffix":null,"token":"NKKuzIhxVH"},"token":"james_jim_lance"},{"candidatename":"JORDAN JENNINGS","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"JORDAN","lastname":"JENNINGS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"YV1sTOqAJt"},"token":"jordan_jennings"},{"candidatename":"GREGORY BYRD","chatgptsummary":"Gregory Byrd's biography shows incumbent experience on the Jefferson County Commission, including service on budget-related committees, which addresses demands for policy judgment and legislative process knowledge. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior executive management experience or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGregory \"Greg\" Byrd is the incumbent Jefferson County Commissioner for District 4 and a Republican nominee for re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election, which fills two District 4 seats.[1][2]\n\n## Background and education\nByrd attended East Tennessee State University.[3]\n\n## Office history\nByrd represents District 4 on the Jefferson County Commission and has served on county commission committees, including budget-related committees.[2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Sample Ballot, Jefferson County TN, August 6, 2026](https://jeffersoncountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JCTN_August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Jefferson County Commissions/Boards/Committees (April 2026)](https://jeffersoncountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Alpha-Chart-April-2026.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Greg Byrd, Jefferson County Commission Tennessee (LinkedIn)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-byrd-0b6413b9/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"GREGORY","lastname":"BYRD","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"j8fKGN2nc3"},"token":"gregory_byrd"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_4","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":"2026-07-19","title":"jefferson County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://jeffersoncountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JCTN_August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 4"}