{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"ROB BLEVINS","chatgptsummary":"Rob Blevins serves as an incumbent Jefferson County Commissioner for District 6, demonstrating experience in legislative processes through co-authoring an op-ed opposing a proposed wheel tax increase. His biography documents active participation in county governance and policy judgment regarding budget matters like property taxes. Bio does not indicate prior experience with multi-year bond issues or documented completion of state-required annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert \"Rob\" Blevins III is the incumbent Jefferson County Commissioner for District 6, running for re-election as an independent candidate in the August 6, 2026 county general election, which fills two District 6 seats.[1][2]\n\n## Office history\nBlevins represents District 6 on the Jefferson County Commission.[2][3] In 2024, he co-authored a published op-ed with fellow commissioners opposing a proposed increase in the county wheel tax from $25 to $50, arguing that the measure had advanced without proper public notice on the meeting agenda and was unnecessary in light of recent property-tax increases.[4]\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] [County Commissioner Robert Blevins III (UT County Technical Assistance Service)](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/robert-blevins-iii) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [OP-ED By Commissioners Blevins, Reed and Brooks (The Jefferson County Post)](https://jeffersoncountypost.com/?p=61315) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"ROB","lastname":"BLEVINS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"hgDnuYrAoL"},"token":"rob_blevins"},{"candidatename":"MIKE PARKER","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"MIKE","lastname":"PARKER","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Z5cxmfbnlA"},"token":"mike_parker"},{"candidatename":"ROBERT C BRUNER","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"ROBERT","lastname":"BRUNER","middlename":"C","suffix":null,"token":"lruMn2GMdl"},"token":"robert_c_bruner"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_6","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 6"}