{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jeremy B. Spray","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Jeremy","lastname":"Spray","middlename":"B.","suffix":null,"token":"wROedfEwZp"},"token":"jeremy_b_spray"},{"candidatename":"Jacky Eakes","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Jacky","lastname":"Eakes","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"kHuv66zJ9L"},"token":"jacky_eakes"},{"candidatename":"Jason Gary Nix","chatgptsummary":"Jason Gary Nix's biography shows prior candidacy for Lincoln County Commission District 5 in 2022, indicating familiarity with local electoral processes and constituent engagement. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in county budgeting, legislative drafting, or state-mandated continuing education.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJason Gary Nix is an independent candidate for the Lincoln County Commission, District 5, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot. District 5 is a single \"vote for three\" contest [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nNix previously ran for a District 5 commission seat in the August 2022 county general election, receiving 263 votes; he is again seeking a seat in 2026 [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [List of Candidates, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/LIST%20OF%20CANDIDATES%205-18-2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [General Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/GENERAL%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Election 2022: Lincoln County's Unofficial Election Results - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/election-2022-lincoln-county-s-unofficial-election-results/article_cd1e0cc0-1444-11ed-9e7b-7786c8f1c885.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Jason","lastname":"Nix","middlename":"Gary","suffix":null,"token":"t9cIf2dOSJ"},"token":"jason_gary_nix"},{"candidatename":"Thuston A. Britt","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Thuston","lastname":"Britt","middlename":"A.","suffix":null,"token":"QsY6dbJR1x"},"token":"thuston_a_britt"}],"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":3,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"lincoln County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.lincolncountytn.gov/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/GENERAL%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 5"}