{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Steve Leo","chatgptsummary":"Steve Leo's biography shows prior service as a Sevier County EMT and election to the county commission via a primary victory. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in budget management, legislative drafting, or land use policy required for the role.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSteve Leo is the Republican nominee for Sevier County Commission, District 4, Seat B, and is unopposed on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot [1][2]. In the May 5, 2026 Republican primary he defeated Gary C. Gibson 729-524 for the open seat, which incumbent Carroll Rauhuff did not seek [1].\n\n## Background and career\nLeo is a former Sevier County EMT [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Three new faces coming to county commission - The Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/news/three-new-faces-coming-to-county-commission/article_af4bad31-de4b-527c-8916-acba31d00c77.html) - accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Sevier County May 5, 2026 Sample Ballot (Republican Primary)](https://www.wate.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/04/Sevier-May-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Steve","lastname":"Leo","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"SPaZLklbYV"},"token":"steve_leo"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_4_seat_b","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":null,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"sevier County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.seviercountytn.gov/August%202026%20Gen.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 4, Seat B"}