{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Carl Alexander","chatgptsummary":"Carl Alexander's biography shows incumbent experience serving on the Madison County Board of Commissioners, demonstrating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific budget literacy or policy judgment experience regarding countywide tax rates and bond issues.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCarl Alexander is the Republican incumbent seeking reelection to the Madison County Commission, District 8, Position 1, in the 2026 general election. He currently represents District 8 on the Madison County Board of Commissioners, according to the county's October 2024 commissioner roster.[1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] Madison County, TN \u2014 Board of Commissioners Listing, October 2024: https://www.madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15041/Commissioner-Listing-2024-October\n","firstname":"Carl","lastname":"Alexander","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"1T6dIdJPSP"},"token":"carl_alexander"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_8","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":"2026-07-19","title":"madison County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18013"},"title":"County Commissioner District 8, Position 1"}