{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jennifer Garrard","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Jennifer","lastname":"Garrard","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"zPEIvstCXl"},"token":"jennifer_garrard"},{"candidatename":"Winston B. Harlan","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Winston","lastname":"Harlan","middlename":"B.","suffix":null,"token":"qEJSJmTXLO"},"token":"winston_b_harlan"},{"candidatename":"Gary Stovall","chatgptsummary":"Gary Stovall's biography shows over a decade of service on the Maury County Commission since 2010, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and constituent relations within Tennessee county government. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in budget literacy regarding multi-year bond issues or completion of state-required continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGary Stovall is the incumbent for Maury County Commission District 3, running for re-election as an Independent on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [2]. His district covers east Columbia [1]. He faces Republican Jennifer Garrard and Democrat Winston B. Harlan [2].\n\n## Office history\nStovall has represented District 3 on the Maury County Commission since 2010 [1], and was elected as an Independent candidate in 2022 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Gary Stovall \u2014 Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/173/Gary-Stovall) \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":"Gary","lastname":"Stovall","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"9WMnnV3SL9"},"token":"gary_stovall"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_3","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 3"}