{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Rebecca Haines","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Rebecca","lastname":"Haines","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"MU0tmo08LZ"},"token":"rebecca_haines"},{"candidatename":"Cindy Hestla","chatgptsummary":"Cindy Hestla's biography shows relevant experience as a sitting Maury County Commissioner since 2022, including committee work on safety and ethics. She demonstrated budget literacy by successfully proposing and passing an amendment to fund new firefighters during the 2024-2025 budget process. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in drafting ordinances or completing state-required continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCindy Hestla is the Republican commissioner for District 6 on the Maury County Commission and is seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. She has represented District 6 since 2022 [2].\n\n## Office history\nHestla serves on the county's Safety Committee [2], and on May 27 she was elected vice-chair and secretary of the Maury County Ethics Committee [3]. During adoption of the county's 2024-2025 budget, she proposed adding $400,056 to fund six new full-time Maury County firefighters, an amendment tied to recovery from a May tornado; it passed on a 12-9 vote [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for office register with Maury County Election Commission](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/candidates-for-office-register-with-maury-county-election-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Cindy Hestla | Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/180/Cindy-Hestla) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Southern Middle TN Today News with Tom Price 6-10-26](https://www.frontporchradiotn.com/post/southern-middle-tn-today-news-with-tom-price-6-10-26) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Maury County budget to include funding for tornado relief, firefighters](https://www.yahoo.com/news/maury-county-budget-funding-tornado-141644257.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Cindy","lastname":"Hestla","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"C1vzPdClIR"},"token":"cindy_hestla"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_6","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 6"}