{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"RYAN GALLANT","chatgptsummary":"Ryan Gallant's biography shows relevant experience as an incumbent commissioner chairing investment and tax committees, demonstrating budget literacy and legislative process skills for county governance. He also cites policy judgment in expanding local healthcare services. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior executive management experience or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRyan Gallant is the incumbent Montgomery County Commissioner for District 18 and is running for re-election as an independent in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, facing Democrat Tiffany Manning [1][2]. He cites helping expand the county's health-care sector during his first term, including the arrival of Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, and TriStar Clarksville Hospital [1].\n\n## Background and education\nGallant is a 2026 graduate of Austin Peay State University with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and homeland security [1].\n\n## Office history\nGallant has chaired the Jail and Juvenile Detention Committee and the Animal Care and Control Committee, and currently chairs the Committee on Investment and the Delinquent Tax Sales Committee [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Ryan Gallant announces campaign for re-election to County Commission, District 18](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/ryan-gallant-announces-campaign-for-re-election-to-county-commission-district-18/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Who\u2019s on ballot for Montgomery County mayor, sheriff, commission, School Board](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/whos-on-ballot-for-montgomery-county-mayor-sheriff-commission-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"RYAN","lastname":"GALLANT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"PFY7aj3Pz6"},"token":"ryan_gallant"},{"candidatename":"TIFFANY PEARL MANNING","chatgptsummary":"Manning's decade of law enforcement and behavioral health work suggests experience in constituent relations and community safety relevant to district representation. Her biography documents no controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate experience with county budget approval, legislative drafting, or intergovernmental policy judgment required for the role.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTiffany Pearl Manning is the Democratic candidate for Montgomery County Commission District 18 in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, running against independent incumbent Ryan Gallant [1][2]. Her priorities include affordable housing, expanded childcare, and improving roadway and pedestrian safety, including better-lit streets [1].\n\n## Background and career\nManning is a public servant with more than a decade of experience in law enforcement, behavioral health, and education, and has lived in District 18 since 2018 [1].\n\n## Family\nManning is a mother of two and a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tiffany Manning announces campaign for Montgomery County Commission, District 18](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/tiffany-manning-announces-campaign-for-montgomery-county-commission-district-18/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Who\u2019s on ballot for Montgomery County mayor, sheriff, commission, School Board](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/whos-on-ballot-for-montgomery-county-mayor-sheriff-commission-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"TIFFANY","lastname":"MANNING","middlename":"PEARL","suffix":null,"token":"hJwpHpBKtD"},"token":"tiffany_pearl_manning"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_18","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":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"montgomery County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://montgomerytn.gov/storage/departments/election/Legal%20%233%20-%20Sample%20Ballot%20AUG%202026.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 18"}