{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Greg Combs","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Greg","lastname":"Combs","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"vKsxXkcpFx"},"token":"greg_combs"},{"candidatename":"Danny Grooms","chatgptsummary":"Danny Grooms brings incumbent experience as a Maury County Commissioner since 2022, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and constituent relations within Tennessee county government. His role at the Department of Transportation provides relevant insight into road safety and infrastructure issues. While one source identifies him as Commission Chairman, conflicting reports leave his specific leadership tenure unclear. Bio does not indicate experience in budget literacy or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDanny Grooms is the incumbent Maury County Commissioner for District 10 [1]. He represents southwest Maury County [4]. Grooms registered as a Republican candidate (listed \"R-incumbent\") for re-election to the District 10 seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, in a four-candidate field that also includes Republican Greg Combs and independents Diane Davis and Tommy Wolaver [2].\n\n## Career\nGrooms works for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) on state roads [5]. Speaking on county road-safety matters, he described Carters Creek Pike as \"a dangerous road\" because of its narrow lanes and lack of shoulders [5].\n\n## Office history\nGrooms has served as District 10 commissioner since 2022 [1]. One cited local-radio recap describes him leading a county commission meeting that allowed the ethics committee to appoint officials and identifies him as \"County Commission Chairman\" at that time [3]; another source from the same outlet identifies a different commissioner, Kevin Markham, as \"Commission Chairman\" [5]. The two sources conflict and it is unclear whether this reflects a chairmanship rotation between meetings or an error in one account, so no firm chairmanship claim is made here.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Danny Grooms | Maury County, TN](https://maurycounty-tn.gov/189/Danny-Grooms) -- accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Candidates for office register with Maury County Election Commission -- Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/candidates-for-office-register-with-maury-county-election-commission/) -- accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Southern Middle TN Today News with Tom Price 6-10-26 -- Front Porch Radio](https://www.frontporchradiotn.com/post/southern-middle-tn-today-news-with-tom-price-6-10-26) -- accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Southern Middle TN Today News with Tom Price 2-3-26 -- Front Porch Radio](https://www.frontporchradiotn.com/post/southern-middle-tn-today-news-with-tom-price-2-3-26) -- accessed 2026-07-22\n[5] [Public turns out to Maury County Commission meeting for passionate comment -- Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/headlines-newsletters-mainstreetmaury/public-turns-out-to-maury-county-commission-meeting-for-passionate-comment/) -- accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Danny","lastname":"Grooms","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Ywv02jKmG6"},"token":"danny_grooms"},{"candidatename":"Tommy Wolaver","chatgptsummary":"Tommy Wolaver's biography shows over two decades of service on the Maury County Commission since 2006, directly addressing demands for policy judgment, legislative process familiarity, and constituent relations within Tennessee county government. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate specific experience with multi-year bond issues or recent continuing education completion through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTommy Wolaver is the incumbent Maury County Commissioner for District 10 and registered as an independent candidate (listed \"I-incumbent\") for re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. The District 10 race is a four-candidate field that also includes Republicans Danny Grooms and Greg Combs and independent Diane Davis [2].\n\n## Office history\nWolaver has represented District 10 on the Maury County Commission since 2006 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tommy Wolaver | Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/188/Tommy-Wolaver) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Candidates for office register with Maury County Election Commission \u2014 Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/candidates-for-office-register-with-maury-county-election-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Tommy","lastname":"Wolaver","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"GA4sYlPXhq"},"token":"tommy_wolaver"},{"candidatename":"Diane M. Davis","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Diane","lastname":"Davis","middlename":"M.","suffix":null,"token":"PeFfqiERPc"},"token":"diane_m_davis"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_10","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":2,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"maury County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7240/Aug2026General"},"title":"County Commissioner District 10"}