{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Billy Ray Dorris","chatgptsummary":"Billy Ray Dorris's biography shows current service as a Robertson County Commissioner and Greenbrier alderman, demonstrating direct experience with legislative processes, constituent relations, and local policy judgment within Tennessee county government. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in state-required continuing education through UT CTAS or multi-year bond issue authorization.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBilly Ray Dorris is a Republican Party nominee for Robertson County Commission, District 5, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, which elects two commissioners [1]. He holds a District 5 seat on the Robertson County Commission [2]. Dorris also appears on the same August 2026 ballot as an independent candidate for Greenbrier alderman, Ward 1 [1].\n\n## Career and office history\nDorris serves as alderman for Ward 1 in the city of Greenbrier [3]. He was a District 5 county commission candidate in the August 2022 election [4].\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] Staff Directory: Billy Ray Dorris - City of Greenbrier, Tennessee (https://greenbriertn.org/directory.aspx?EID=12) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] Aug. 2022 Election Results For Robertson County - Smokey Barn News (https://smokeybarn.com/aug-2022-election-results-for-robertson-county/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Billy","lastname":"Dorris","middlename":"Ray","suffix":null,"token":"JO1kGKSAn6"},"token":"billy_ray_dorris"},{"candidatename":"Noah Wade","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Noah","lastname":"Wade","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"f7blSSQhlH"},"token":"noah_wade"},{"candidatename":"Jeff DeLong","chatgptsummary":"Jeff DeLong's biography shows relevant experience as a sitting Robertson County Commissioner for District 5 since 2022, having previously run in 2018. The record documents no controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior budget management experience or specific legislative drafting experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJeff DeLong is a Republican Party nominee for Robertson County Commission, District 5, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, which elects two commissioners [1]. He is a sitting District 5 commissioner from the Greenbrier area [2].\n\n## Office history\nDeLong won a District 5 commission seat in the August 2022 election with 334 votes, the top total in the race [3]. He was also a District 5 county commission candidate in the 2018 election [4].\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] 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":"Jeff","lastname":"DeLong","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ZRWpC5nB2q"},"token":"jeff_delong"}],"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":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 5"}