{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jeremy Biggs","chatgptsummary":"Biggs has served two terms on the Arlington Alderman board since 2017, demonstrating familiarity with legislative processes and municipal governance. His six-year tenure on the Parks and Recreation Committee provides direct experience with town-scale park management and community relations. Long-term employment as a safety manager and consultant suggests analytical rigor relevant to budget literacy and code enforcement oversight. He maintains high accessibility through active local coaching and committee service, aligning with constituent relationship expectations. However, his professional background focuses on occupational safety rather than municipal finance or zoning law.","notes":"","party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJeremy Biggs serves as the Alderman for Arlington Position 6 [1]. He is a candidate in the 2026 election for this position [2]. His campaign maintains an official presence on Facebook to communicate with voters [2]. The specific date of the upcoming 2026 election has not yet occurred, so its outcome remains unknown.\n\n## Office history\n\nJeremy Biggs has served as an Alderman for Arlington Position 6 [2]. He is a candidate for this position in an upcoming election [2].\n\nBiggs has previously run for office but lost. In 2018, he ran for Arlington City Council Position 4 and was defeated by incumbent David Burch [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Five of six incumbents win reelection in Arlington - Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/30150/five-of-six-incumbents-win-re-election-in-arlington)\n[2] [Jeremy Biggs, Alderman Position 6 | Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/electjeremybiggs/)","firstname":"Jeremy","lastname":"Biggs","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"TpuZQVbq74"},"token":"jeremy_biggs"},{"candidatename":"Donald A. Hinkle","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDonald Hinkle is a candidate for Arlington Alderman, Position 6 in the 2026 Tennessee election.\n","firstname":"Donald","lastname":"Hinkle","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"w9IOQATcc3"},"token":"donald_a_hinkle"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"arlington","districtgroup":"municipality","districtgroupname":"Municipality","districtname":"Arlington","job_type":"city_council","o.office":"arlington_alderman_position_6","office":"arlington_alderman_position_6","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":"Arlington Alderman Position 6","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"Arlington Alderman Position 6"}