{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"REBECCA JANSSEN","chatgptsummary":"Janssen's background includes small business ownership and communications leadership within the local Democratic Party, demonstrating constituent engagement skills relevant to district representation. Her career as a tax professional may support budget literacy for county fiscal decisions. The biography contains no record of disciplinary action or controversy. Bio does not indicate experience in legislative drafting, land use policy, or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRebecca Janssen is the Democratic candidate for Montgomery County Commission District 7 in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, challenging incumbent Republican Nathan Burkholder [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nJanssen holds a degree in modern languages from Liverpool John Moores University and is originally from the United Kingdom; she relocated to the United States in 2001 and has been a Tennessee resident since 2007, moving her family to Woodlawn from Dickson County in 2016 [1].\n\n## Career\nJanssen works as a tax pro, campaign manager, and social media manager, and co-owns a small business coordinating craft shows in Nashville [1]. She has been part of the Montgomery County Democratic Party communications team since 2023 and serves as first vice chair of communications [1].\n\n## Family\nJanssen is a mother of three [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Rebecca Janssen announces candidacy for Montgomery County Commission, District 7](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/rebecca-janssen-announces-candidacy-for-montgomery-county-commission-district-7/) \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":"REBECCA","lastname":"JANSSEN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"n6O4lXldIC"},"token":"rebecca_janssen"},{"candidatename":"NATHAN BURKHOLDER","chatgptsummary":"Burkholder's biography shows incumbent experience on the Montgomery County Commission, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and constituent relations. He owns local businesses, suggesting budget literacy relevant to county financial oversight. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior state-level policy judgment or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nNathan Burkholder is the incumbent Montgomery County Commissioner for District 7 and the Republican candidate for re-election in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, facing Democrat Rebecca Janssen [1][2]. His stated county priorities include widening Interstate 24, the Trenton Road project, the Highway 374/Dotsonville Road expansion, and funding technical-training and Early Technical College programs [3].\n\n## Career\nBurkholder owns Mr. Appliance of Nashville and Clarksville and The Dutchman's Laundry and is a partner in The Great American Laundromat; he attended Pennsylvania College of Technology [3].\n\n## Office history\nBurkholder represents District 7 on the Montgomery County Commission [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Nathan Burkholder \u2013 Montgomery County Republican Party candidate profile](https://mctngop.org/candidate/nathan-burkholder/) \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\n[3] [Nathan Burkholder \u2013 County Commissioner (UT County Technical Assistance Service)](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/nathan-burkholder) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"NATHAN","lastname":"BURKHOLDER","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"4zGvLhPQAl"},"token":"nathan_burkholder"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_7","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 7"}