{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Connie B. Green","chatgptsummary":"Connie B. Green's biography shows eight years of service on the Maury County Commission since 2018, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and constituent relations required for countywide policy judgment. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience in budget literacy regarding multi-year bond issues or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nConnie B. Green is the Republican incumbent for Maury County Commission District 4, seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [2]. District 4 elects two commissioners; fellow Republican incumbent Mike Kuzawinski Jr. and Democrat James Dallas are also on the ballot [2].\n\n## Office history\nGreen has represented District 4 on the Maury County Commission since 2018 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Connie Green \u2014 Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/175/Connie-Green) \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":"Connie","lastname":"Green","middlename":"B.","suffix":null,"token":"P5YHjAx1Ru"},"token":"connie_b_green"},{"candidatename":"James Dallas","chatgptsummary":"James Dallas's biography shows experience in legislative processes through party leadership and prior campaigns for county and state office. He holds a law degree and works as a database administrator, suggesting familiarity with policy analysis and budget data. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate direct experience managing county budgets or handling constituent case-work.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Dallas is the Democratic candidate for Maury County Commission District 4 on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [2][3]. District 4 elects two commissioners; Republican incumbents Connie B. Green and Mike Kuzawinski Jr. are also on the ballot [3]. He maintains a campaign Facebook page, \"Dallas for Maury Commission\" [2].\n\n## Background and education\nDallas was born in Memphis and raised primarily in Texas near NASA's Johnson Space Center [4]. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center [4][5]. He moved to Maury County in 2018 [4].\n\n## Career\nDallas works as a database administrator for Vanderbilt University Medical Center [4][5]. He is a non-practicing attorney who briefly practiced law in Houston earlier in his career [4]. He has been affiliated with the Kiwanis Club of Columbia [5].\n\n## Office history\nDallas has chaired the Maury County Democratic Party since 2021, and previously served as the party's treasurer and on its county executive committee [1][4]. He was a write-in candidate for Maury County Commission in 2022 [4][5], and in 2024 ran for Tennessee state Senate District 28 [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Officers \u2014 Maury County Democratic Party](https://www.maurydems.org/officers/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Democratic Candidates \u2014 Maury County Democratic Party](https://www.maurydems.org/democratic-candidates/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [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\n[4] [James Dallas \u2014 THE Choice for Senate District 28 (Michele Flynn, Substack)](https://micheleflynn.substack.com/p/james-dallas-the-choice-for-senate) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[5] [James Dallas \u2014 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Dallas) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"James","lastname":"Dallas","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"fTvChlb8Aj"},"token":"james_dallas"},{"candidatename":"Mike Kuzawinski Jr","chatgptsummary":"Mike Kuzawinski Jr.'s biography shows relevant experience as a current and former county commissioner, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and constituent relations in Maury County. The record notes no controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience in budget literacy regarding tax rates or bond issues, nor does it show completion of state-required continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMike Kuzawinski Jr. is a Republican incumbent for Maury County Commission District 4, running to keep the seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [3]. District 4 elects two commissioners; fellow Republican incumbent Connie B. Green and Democrat James Dallas are also on the ballot [3].\n\n## Career\nKuzawinski is described in local reporting as a local businessman [2].\n\n## Office history\nKuzawinski was appointed to the District 4 seat by sitting county commissioners in September 2025, filling the vacancy created when Carl McCullen resigned to become Columbia's Ward 1 city councilman [2]. He had previously served about eight months as District 5 commissioner in 2014\u201315, and in 2024 ran unsuccessfully for the Columbia city council seat McCullen later held [2]. His competitor for the 2025 appointment was Joe Foster, a former county school board chairman [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Mike Kuzawinski \u2014 Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/176/Mike-Kuzawinski) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Southern Middle TN Today News with Tom Price 9-25-25 \u2014 Front Porch Radio](https://www.frontporchradiotn.com/post/southern-middle-tn-today-news-with-tom-price-9-25-25) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [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":"Mike","lastname":"Jr","middlename":"Kuzawinski","suffix":null,"token":"Ub2mCt4oEx"},"token":"mike_kuzawinski_jr"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_4","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 4"}