{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"George \"Mark\" Aday","chatgptsummary":"Aday's biography shows current service on the Madison County Board of Commissioners, demonstrating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations required for the role. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing county budgets or completing state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGeorge \"Mark\" Aday is the Republican incumbent seeking reelection to the Madison County Commission, District 8, Position 2, in the 2026 general election.[1][2] He currently represents District 8 on the Madison County Board of Commissioners, according to the county's October 2024 commissioner roster.[3] He filed his candidate petition for the current campaign on January 14, 2026.[1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] Madison County, TN \u2014 Petition Candidate List, May 2026: https://www.madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17339/Petition-Candidate-List-May-2026\n[2] Madison County, TN \u2014 Republican Sample Ballot, May 2026: https://www.madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17778/REPUBLICAN-SAMPLE-BALLOT-May-2026\n[3] Madison County, TN \u2014 Board of Commissioners Listing, October 2024: https://www.madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15041/Commissioner-Listing-2024-October\n","firstname":"George","lastname":"Aday","middlename":"\"Mark\"","suffix":null,"token":"vFc77rP4n5"},"token":"george_mark_aday"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_8_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 8, Position 2"}