{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Patrick O. Halfacre II","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Patrick","lastname":"Halfacre","middlename":"O.","suffix":"II","token":"aFGo6Lk1fL"},"token":"patrick_o_halfacre_ii"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_5","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 5"}