{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Heath Cunningham","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Heath","lastname":"Cunningham","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"tYoxGjDlsi"},"token":"heath_cunningham"},{"candidatename":"Radford Kersey McDavid","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Radford","lastname":"McDavid","middlename":"Kersey","suffix":null,"token":"1EwnPc6l6M"},"token":"radford_kersey_mcdavid"},{"candidatename":"Terry E. Roberts","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Terry","lastname":"Roberts","middlename":"E.","suffix":null,"token":"JWAqH1qqsz"},"token":"terry_e_roberts"},{"candidatename":"Eugene Hudgins","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Eugene","lastname":"Hudgins","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"cHqDZMhc3d"},"token":"eugene_hudgins"},{"candidatename":"Fritz Fussell","chatgptsummary":"Fritz Fussell's biography shows over a decade of service on the Obion County Board of Education, including chairing meetings and participating in budget-related feasibility studies relevant to county governance. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience with direct legislative drafting of ordinances or managing county-wide tax rates.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nFritz Fussell is a Republican candidate for the Obion County Commission in District 6, which covers the Troy and Obion communities [1]. He is not currently a member of the county commission; District 6's sitting commissioners are Eugene Hudgins, Terry Roberts and Heath Cunningham [1].\n\n## Office history\nFussell joined the Obion County Board of Education in 2009 [2]. He serves as chairman of the Obion County Board of Education, presiding over the board's meetings [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Obion County Commission](https://www.obioncountytn.gov/county_commission.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Fritz Fussell joins county school board - NWTN Today](https://www.nwtntoday.com/2009/06/15/fritz-fussell-joins-county-school-board/) - accessed 2026-07-23 (article full text returned HTTP 403; the 2009 joining year is per the article headline/index)\n[3] [Obion County BOE agrees to support feasibility study - The Current](https://www.thecurrent.press/articles/14264/view/obion-county-boe-agrees-to-support-feasibility-study) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Fritz","lastname":"Fussell","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"MtVed8BAhd"},"token":"fritz_fussell"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_6","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 6"}