{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"James Q. Bacchus","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","token":null},{"candidatename":"Reginald S. Boyce","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","token":null},{"candidatename":"Erika Sugarmon","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","token":null},{"candidatename":"David P. Walker","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","token":null},{"candidatename":"Reginald S. Boyce","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","token":null}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":null,"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":"primary","quantity":null,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"County Commissioner District 12"}