{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"WHITNEY JORDAN CLAYBORNE","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"WHITNEY","lastname":"CLAYBORNE","middlename":"JORDAN","suffix":null,"token":"k5CG2bADOL"},"token":"whitney_jordan_clayborne"},{"candidatename":"BETH DOTSON FRYMAN","chatgptsummary":"Beth Dotson Fryman's biography shows she currently serves as a Deputy Court Clerk in Macon County, providing direct exposure to county administrative operations and public-facing services. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience managing motor-vehicle registrations or financial controls for state fee remittance.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBeth Dotson Fryman (listed on filings as Beth L. Fryman) is the Republican nominee for Macon County Clerk in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. She won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 2,313 votes (97.9%) [1]. She was among the candidates who filed a qualifying petition for the office [2].\n\n## Career\nFryman works as a Deputy Court Clerk in Macon County [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Macon County May 5, 2026 Primary Election Results - Macon County Chronicle](https://www.maconcountychronicle.com/2026/05/13/macon-county-may-5-2026-primary-election-results/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Macon County elections shaping up as petitions are picked up and turned in - Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/maconcounty/news/macon-county-elections-shaping-up-as-petitions-are-picked-up-and-turned-in/article_e7448b5f-74ca-5490-a8b4-06f5d0136fe1.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Beth Fryman - Deputy Court Clerk, Macon County TN (LinkedIn)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-fryman-7a7232122/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Beth Fryman LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-fryman-7a7232122/) (professional profile; may require login for full detail - unverified beyond current role)","firstname":"BETH","lastname":"FRYMAN","middlename":"DOTSON","suffix":null,"token":"qCoyGPhK5g"},"token":"beth_dotson_fryman"},{"candidatename":"STACY KEMP","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"STACY","lastname":"KEMP","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"s00YLS6v8X"},"token":"stacy_kemp"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_clerk","o.office":null,"office":"county_clerk","officedescription":"The county clerk handles a broad set of public transactions and records: marriage and business licenses, motor-vehicle titling and registration, notary commissions, and the official minutes of the county commission. It is a high-volume administrative and records office.","officequalities":"- Administration of motor-vehicle registration, license plates, marriage licenses, and business-tax registrations \u2014 a high-volume, public-facing operation.\n- Working knowledge of the Tennessee statutes governing each of those functions, which change regularly.\n- Customer-service capacity: the clerk's office is one of the most-visited county offices by ordinary residents.\n- Financial controls for collecting state and local fees and remitting them accurately.\n- Supervision of office staff handling high transaction volume, and technology and process management as more services move online.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"macon County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.maconcountytn.gov/Macon%20PG26%20Newspaper%20Ballot%20(1).pdf"},"title":"County Clerk"}