{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"GINA MEADE","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"GINA","lastname":"MEADE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"3iCrksuG45"},"token":"gina_meade"},{"candidatename":"KENNETH DAKOTA \"KODY\" NORRIS","chatgptsummary":"Norris currently serves as a Johnson County Commissioner, demonstrating direct experience with local legislative processes and constituent relations within Tennessee county government. The biography notes no controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate prior budget literacy or specific policy judgment on countywide matters such as multi-year bond issues.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKody Norris (Kenneth Dakota \"Kody\" Norris) is a member of the Johnson County Commission representing District 7, based in Mountain City [1]. He appears on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Career\nAway from county government, Norris is a nationally touring bluegrass musician and the bandleader of The Kody Norris Show, a Mountain City-based act signed to Rebel Records [2][3]. At the 2023 Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) awards, the group and Norris took top honors, including Entertainer of the Year and Guitar Performer of the Year [3]. The Kody Norris Show also produces the historic Mountain City Fiddlers Convention [3]. Norris's musical ties to his hometown have been recognized locally, including the addition of his name to Mountain City's welcome signage [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Mayor & County Commission - Johnson County, TN](https://www.johnsoncountytn.gov/mayor-and-county-commission) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [The Kody Norris Show - Rebel Records](https://rebelrecords.com/artists/11050-2/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Kody Norris Show cleans house at 2023 SPBGMA - The Tomahawk](https://www.thetomahawk.com/townnews/music/article_f7d42b0c-a0b2-11ed-ba39-6f294b73becf.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"KENNETH","lastname":"NORRIS","middlename":"DAKOTA \"KODY\"","suffix":null,"token":"U4mrukHSfZ"},"token":"kenneth_dakota_kody_norris"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_7","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":"2026-07-20","title":"johnson County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/912cbbed-783e-416f-a869-13037d143c49/Sample%20Ballot-August%206%2C%202026-c878fec.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 7"}