{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Sam Hasting","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Sam","lastname":"Hasting","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Z9VANcaFsA"},"token":"sam_hasting"},{"candidatename":"Josh A Bush","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Josh","lastname":"Bush","middlename":"A","suffix":null,"token":"9DaAQOG55o"},"token":"josh_a_bush"},{"candidatename":"Tommy Jackson","chatgptsummary":"Tommy Jackson's biography shows relevant experience for county commissioner duties through his current role as fire chief and public works director in Cross Plains, alongside his tenure on the Robertson County Commission since 2022. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience with state-mandated continuing education or multi-year bond issuance processes.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTommy Jackson is a Republican Party nominee for Robertson County Commission, District 1, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot; District 1 elects two commissioners [1]. He currently holds one of the district's two seats [2].\n\n## Career\nJackson serves as fire chief and public works director for the city of Cross Plains [4].\n\n## Office history\nJackson won a District 1 commission seat in the August 2022 election with 428 votes, the top total in the two-seat race [3]. He was among the District 1 county commission candidates in the 2018 election [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Sample Ballot - Federal & State Primary, County General, City of Greenbrier Municipal Election, Robertson County, August 6, 2026 (https://www.robertsoncountytn.gov/residents/elections/Sample%20Ballots/2026-8-6%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT%20V3.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] 2022-2026 Robertson County Commission (official commissioner roster) (https://cms7files.revize.com/robertsoncountytn/residents/elections/2022-2026%20Commissioners.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] Aug. 2022 Election Results For Robertson County - Smokey Barn News (https://smokeybarn.com/aug-2022-election-results-for-robertson-county/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] Cross Plains - Tennessee Cities & Towns official directory (MTAS) (https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/directories/cities/cross-plains) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[5] Robertson County candidates named (2018) - Robertson County Connection / Main Street Media (https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/news-robertsoncountyconnection/robertson-county-candidates-named/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Tommy","lastname":"Jackson","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"h6sXpAkQzG"},"token":"tommy_jackson"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_1","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":2,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"robertson County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://cms7files.revize.com/robertsoncountytn/residents/elections/Sample%20Ballots/2026-8-6%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT%20V3.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 1"}