{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Sherrie Hicks ","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"Nonpartisan","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSherrie Hicks is a candidate for Germantown Alderman [1].\n\n## Background and education\nHicks graduated high school in Orlando, Florida, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin [1]. She has lived in Germantown for 30 years [1].\n\n## Career\nHicks has worked in medical sales [1].\n\n## Office history\nHicks has served in a number of civic and community roles in Germantown:\n\n- Poplar Estates Neighborhood Association: various roles, 1994\u20132009, including President\n- Dogwood Grove Homeowners Association: multiple roles, 2009\u2013present, including President\n- Leadership Germantown, Class of 2000\n- Design Review Commission, City of Germantown, 2001\u20132002\n- Planning Commission, City of Germantown, 2003\u20132007 and 2018\u2013present\n- Houston Middle School PTA: President and other roles, 2015\u20132019\n- President, Germantown Council of Neighborhood Associations, 2013\u20132014\n- Board of Zoning and Appeals, City of Germantown, 2016\u20132017\n- Team Read Volunteer, 2017\u20132019\n- Germantown Education Foundation, Secretary, 2019\u2013present\n- Advocated for Dogwood Grove neighbors' removal from FEMA Flood Zone, 2013\u20132018 [1]\n\n## Family\nHicks is married to Steve Hicks. They have three sons who graduated from Germantown schools. Their oldest son graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2018 and is currently serving in the U.S. Army. Their middle son works in information technology. Their youngest son is pursuing a criminal justice degree at the University of Memphis [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Campaign Website](https://www.hicks4germantown.com/about-sherrie)\n[2] [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Hicks4Germantown/)\n","firstname":"Sherrie","lastname":"","middlename":"Hicks","suffix":null,"token":"Mm7Zmutopp"},"token":"sherrie_hicks"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"germantown","districtgroup":"municipality","districtgroupname":"Municipality","districtname":"Germantown","job_type":"city_council","o.office":"germantown_alderman_position_3","office":"germantown_alderman_position_3","officedescription":"A city council member (alderman in some towns) serves on the municipality's legislative body, approving the city budget, setting the tax rate, and passing ordinances and resolutions. Members represent a district or the city at large.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on town-scale matters \u2014 budget, ordinances, zoning, parks, and code enforcement \u2014 within the city/town charter and Tennessee municipal law.\n- Budget literacy: the board approves the annual municipal budget and sets the property-tax rate.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions in a small body that meets often.\n- Constituent relations in a small town \u2014 retail, relationship-based politics with high accessibility expectations.\n- Coordination with the town mayor, who runs day-to-day operations, while keeping legislative independence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Germantown Alderman Position 3","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"Germantown Alderman Position 3"}