{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"WAYNE SHARPE","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"WAYNE","lastname":"SHARPE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ufg7aRdgMA"},"token":"wayne_sharpe"},{"candidatename":"ANTHONY JOHNSON","chatgptsummary":"Anthony Johnson's seventeen-year tenure on the Rutherford County Commission demonstrates direct experience with local budgeting, land use policy, and constituent relations under Tennessee law. The biography documents no controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate specific experience in drafting multi-year bond issues or completing state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAnthony Johnson is the incumbent Republican member of the Rutherford County Commission representing District 11.[1][2] He is seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot against Democrat Wayne Sharpe.[2]\n\n## Office history\nJohnson previously served on the Rutherford County Commission for 17 years before losing his seat in 2010.[3] He returned to the commission in 2022, winning the Republican primary and running unopposed in that year's general election, and again holds the District 11 seat in the 2026 election cycle.[1][2][3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Anthony Johnson - County Commissioner, UT County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/anthony-johnson) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [August 6, 2026 General Election Candidate List, Rutherford County, TN](https://rutherfordcountytn.gov/uploads/dm/79794/August_6_General_Election_Candidate_list.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Changing of the guard: Rutherford County Commission will gain new members - AOL](https://www.aol.com/news/changing-guard-rutherford-county-commission-020103174.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"ANTHONY","lastname":"JOHNSON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ChSj6o9qKx"},"token":"anthony_johnson"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_11","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":"rutherford County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://rutherfordcountytn.gov/uploads/dm/79850/Sample_Ballot_Rutherford_County_General_Aug_2026.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 11"}