{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Felicia Hamby Bilbrey","chatgptsummary":"Felicia Hamby Bilbrey's biography shows current service as Scott County clerk and a recent appointment as second vice president of the Tennessee County Clerks' Association, indicating familiarity with state statutes and high-volume public operations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in financial controls for fee remittance or direct supervision of large staff managing technology transitions.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nFelicia Hamby Bilbrey is the Scott County clerk and is seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 general election as an independent, in a three-way race with Republican Amanda Chambers Sexton and independent Christina Kay Cross [1].\n\n## Office history and accomplishments\nBilbrey serves a four-year term as county clerk [2]. In May 2026 she was appointed 2nd vice president of the Tennessee County Clerks' Association at the association's conference [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2026 Scott County General Election - The Encyclopedia of Scott County](https://ihoneida.com/knowledge-base/2026-scott-county-general-election/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Clerk - Scott County, TN](https://scottcounty.com/government/county-clerk/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Bilbrey Named Vice President at Conference - Scott County News](https://scnoneida.net/2026/05/26/bilbrey-named-vice-president-at-conference/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Felicia","lastname":"Bilbrey","middlename":"Hamby","suffix":null,"token":"Jtpkth4SSR"},"token":"felicia_hamby_bilbrey"},{"candidatename":"Christina Kay Cross","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Christina","lastname":"Cross","middlename":"Kay","suffix":null,"token":"gw5Fuey8KD"},"token":"christina_kay_cross"},{"candidatename":"Amanda Chambers Sexton","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Amanda","lastname":"Sexton","middlename":"Chambers","suffix":null,"token":"dQdsDRjDSt"},"token":"amanda_chambers_sexton"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_clerk","o.office":null,"office":"county_clerk","officedescription":"The county clerk handles a broad set of public transactions and records: marriage and business licenses, motor-vehicle titling and registration, notary commissions, and the official minutes of the county commission. It is a high-volume administrative and records office.","officequalities":"- Administration of motor-vehicle registration, license plates, marriage licenses, and business-tax registrations \u2014 a high-volume, public-facing operation.\n- Working knowledge of the Tennessee statutes governing each of those functions, which change regularly.\n- Customer-service capacity: the clerk's office is one of the most-visited county offices by ordinary residents.\n- Financial controls for collecting state and local fees and remitting them accurately.\n- Supervision of office staff handling high transaction volume, and technology and process management as more services move online.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-22","title":"Scott County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.votescotttn.gov/voter-information"},"title":"County Clerk"}