{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Mark E Myers","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Mark","lastname":"Myers","middlename":"E","suffix":null,"token":"Lf6dXxdnFK"},"token":"mark_e_myers"},{"candidatename":"Cliff Huffman","chatgptsummary":"The biography shows Cliff Huffman is a Democratic candidate for Tennessee's 4th Congressional District in 2026. It does not indicate experience with county budget approval, property tax rates, or Tennessee county-government law. Bio does not indicate experience in legislative drafting or constituent case-work.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nCliff Huffman, of Sewanee, is running as a Democratic candidate for Tennessee's 4th Congressional District in the 2026 election.[1]\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Tennessee's redrawn congressional districts: A full guide to every candidate running in 2026 \u2013 NewsChannel5](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessees-redrawn-congressional-districts-a-full-guide-to-every-candidate-running-in-2026)","firstname":"Cliff","lastname":"Huffman","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"zuMkdvWZFm"},"token":"cliff_huffman"},{"candidatename":"Terry Smith","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Terry","lastname":"Smith","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"lRpqZwQaEv"},"token":"terry_smith"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_1_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":"2026-07-20","title":"marion County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://marionvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Marion-Newspaper-8-6-26.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 1, Seat B"}