{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Greg Ferguson","chatgptsummary":"Greg Ferguson's biography shows over a decade of service on the Roane County Commission, including membership on Finance and Legislative committees relevant to budgeting and ordinance drafting. He has served since 2014 with a current term ending in August 2026. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS or prior work as a county executive.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGreg Ferguson is the sitting Roane County Commissioner for District 2, a three-seat district, running for re-election as an independent; he filed his petition on January 9, 2026 [1][2]. As an independent he did not run in the May 5 party primary; he faces a contested August 6, 2026 general election against fellow independent incumbent Brad Goss, GOP primary winner and incumbent Junior Hendrickson, and non-incumbent Republican primary winners Chris Ahler and Mike Kittrell for the district's three seats [2][3]. His campaign describes him as a \"5th generation Roane County resident and long-time business owner\" and positions him as \"the voice of the people on County Commission\" [4].\n\n## Office history\nCounty records place Ferguson on the District 2 commission seat as far back as 2014-2018 and again for the current term running September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026 [1][5]. He serves on several commission committees, including the Beer Board, Committee on Committees, County Owned Back Tax Property, Finance, Legislative, Non-Profit, Property, Solid Waste, Sports Recreation, and Asian Carp committees [6].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [For Public Distribution - Roane County Commissioners, Sept. 1, 2022-Aug. 31, 2026](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/For-Public-Distribution-County-Commissioners-2022-2026-updated-December-2024-2.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [LIST OF ROANE COUNTY 2026 ELECTION CANDIDATES - 3B Media News](https://3bmedianews.com/list-of-roane-county-2026-election-candidates-1/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [2026 May Roane County Primary - Summary Results Report](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/end-of-night.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Greg Ferguson campaign site](https://www.fergusonforcommission.com/) - accessed 2026-07-06 (site could not be directly fetched; content reflects search-engine cache of the page)\n[5] [Roane County Commissioners and County Exec Contact Info - RoaneViews (2014-2018 roster)](https://www.roaneviews.com/node/10362) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[6] [Roane County Commission Committees, Oct. 2024-Oct. 2025](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-2025-Committee-Roster.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"Greg","lastname":"Ferguson","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"k3Yxf4S0cr"},"token":"greg_ferguson"},{"candidatename":"Taylor Pierce","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Taylor","lastname":"Pierce","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"6oNGMxj4Gl"},"token":"taylor_pierce"},{"candidatename":"Benny J. McGuire","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Benny","lastname":"McGuire","middlename":"J.","suffix":null,"token":"h1TO4VzqE2"},"token":"benny_j_mcguire"},{"candidatename":"Roger Parsons","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Roger","lastname":"Parsons","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"rbw1nJVEi9"},"token":"roger_parsons"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_5","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":"obion County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.obionvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Obion-Newspaper-8-6-26.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 5"}