{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"ALEXANDER TAYLOR PEGRAM","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"ALEXANDER","lastname":"PEGRAM","middlename":"TAYLOR","suffix":null,"token":"EMfCgvEfPT"},"token":"alexander_taylor_pegram"},{"candidatename":"CYDNEY DAANE","chatgptsummary":"Daane's biography shows military leadership experience and community advocacy relevant to constituent relations and policy judgment. She has attended commission meetings since September 2024 to learn county issues. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior budget literacy or legislative drafting experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCydney Daane is the Republican candidate for Montgomery County Commission District 19 in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, running against Democrat Alexander Pegram [1][2]. Since September 2024 she has regularly attended commission meetings to learn the role and issues, and if elected she says she will focus on public safety and modernizing infrastructure, including supporting the Montgomery County Fire Department to improve response times [1].\n\n## Background and career\nDaane is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army and a 15-year resident of Montgomery County, citing military leadership, community advocacy, and nonprofit involvement [1].\n\n## Family\nDaane is a wife and mother [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cydney Daane running for Montgomery County Commission, District 19](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/cydney-daane-running-for-montgomery-county-commission-district-19/) \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":"CYDNEY","lastname":"DAANE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"QQ2RTHP1OH"},"token":"cydney_daane"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_19","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 19"}