{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jared Murray","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Jared","lastname":"Murray","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"C9aCxgbQc7"},"token":"jared_murray"},{"candidatename":"Kyle Bobo","chatgptsummary":"Kyle Bobo's biography shows current service as an incumbent Lewis County Commissioner for District 4, demonstrating direct experience with county budget approval, legislative voting, and constituent relations under Tennessee law. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in multi-year bond authorization or state-mandated continuing education completion.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKyle Bobo is the incumbent Lewis County Commissioner for District 4 and is listed on the county's official Board of Commissioners roster [1]. He is the Republican nominee seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot and won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary in District 4 [2][3]. His Democratic opponent in the general election is Jared Murray [3].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Bobo Seeks ReElection - Lewis County Herald](https://www.lewisherald.com/story/2026/04/16/news/bobo-seeks-reelection/12019.html) (publisher blocks automated access; the full re-election announcement could not be read for this profile)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commission - Lewis County Government](https://www.lewiscountytn.com/county-commission) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Bobo Seeks ReElection - Lewis County Herald](https://www.lewisherald.com/story/2026/04/16/news/bobo-seeks-reelection/12019.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Tiller Takes Sheriff's Race; Skelton Unseats Keltner in Election Night Shakeup - Lewis County Herald](https://www.lewisherald.com/story/2026/05/07/news/tiller-takes-sheriffs-race-skelton-unseats-keltner-in-election-night-shakeup/12153.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Kyle","lastname":"Bobo","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"P9eXwk9ip4"},"token":"kyle_bobo"}],"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":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-21","title":"Lewis County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/43a9b6a0-68b8-4a56-8e2b-8e3f105bb3c0/downloads/4c230121-10f0-4430-9d5d-d63036aca5f2/August%206%202026%20Sample%20Ballot.pdf?ver=1784387482222"},"title":"County Commission District 4"}