{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Pamela Carroll","chatgptsummary":"Pamela Carroll's biography shows current service as a McNairy County Commissioner, demonstrating direct experience with local budget approval, legislative processes, and constituent relations within Tennessee county law. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in multi-year bond authorization or state-mandated continuing education completion.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nPamela (Pam) Carroll is a Republican candidate for the McNairy County Commission's 3rd District in the August 6, 2026 county general election. She is a sitting member of the county commission; the McNairy County government lists her as one of the 3rd District's three commissioners. [1]\n\n## Office history\nThe McNairy County government's official roster lists Carroll as a current 3rd District member of the 21-seat Board of County Commissioners. [1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commissioners - McNairy County, Tennessee](https://www.mcnairycountytn.org/county-commissioners.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Pamela","lastname":"Carroll","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"7SAjHBvfpl"},"token":"pamela_carroll"},{"candidatename":"Jimmy Hollingsworth","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Jimmy","lastname":"Hollingsworth","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"rSxyXsPvjX"},"token":"jimmy_hollingsworth"},{"candidatename":"Patricia Underwood","chatgptsummary":"Patricia Underwood's biography shows current service on the McNairy County Board of Commissioners and leadership within the local Republican Women's organization, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate 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\nPatricia Underwood is a Republican candidate for the McNairy County Commission's 3rd District in the August 6, 2026 county general election. She is a sitting member of the county commission; the McNairy County government lists her as one of the 3rd District's three commissioners. [1]\n\n## Career\nUnderwood serves as President of the McNairy County Republican Women, according to the McNairy County Republican Party. [2]\n\n## Office history\nThe McNairy County government's official roster lists Underwood as a current 3rd District member of the 21-seat Board of County Commissioners. [1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commissioners - McNairy County, Tennessee](https://www.mcnairycountytn.org/county-commissioners.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [McNairy County Republican Party](https://www.mcnairycountygop.org/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Patricia","lastname":"Underwood","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Ypi171giLh"},"token":"patricia_underwood"}],"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":3,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"mcnairy County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://tnsos.org/elections/ballots/761.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 3"}