{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Mike Taylor","chatgptsummary":"Mike Taylor's biography shows incumbent service as Madison County Commissioner and Chairman of the Board, demonstrating direct experience with county budget approval, legislative processes, and constituent relations under Tennessee law. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience in multi-year bond issuance or recent UT CTAS continuing education completion.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMike Taylor is an incumbent Madison County Commissioner representing District 10 and the Republican nominee for County Commission District 10 (Position 2) in the August 6, 2026 election.[1][2] He serves as chairman of the Madison County Board of Commissioners.[2][3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Madison County August 6, 2026 petition candidate list \u2014 Madison County Election Commission](https://madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17463/Petition-Candidate-List-August-2026) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [District Ten \u2014 Madison County, TN official website](https://www.madisoncountytn.gov/167/District-Ten) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Madison County Road List 2024 (lists \"Commissioner Mike Taylor, Chairman\") \u2014 Madison County, TN](https://madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15537/County-Road-List-2024) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Mike","lastname":"Taylor","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"P91mC2uU36"},"token":"mike_taylor"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_10_seat_b","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":null,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"madison County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18013"},"title":"County Commissioner District 10, Position 2"}