{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Dwight King","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Dwight","lastname":"King","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"QTFeXpkDsl"},"token":"dwight_king"},{"candidatename":"Ty Boomershine","chatgptsummary":"Ty Boomershine's biography shows over two decades with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and prior service as a county commissioner from 2010 to 2014, demonstrating relevant legislative experience and constituent relations skills. The record does not document any controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience in budget literacy regarding property taxes or bond issues, nor does it show completion of state-required continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTy Boomershine is a Republican Party nominee for one of two Sullivan County Commission District 5 seats in the August 6, 2026 county general election [3].\n\n## Career\nBoomershine spent more than two decades with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, where he was hired in 1985, and has taught criminal justice at Sullivan East High School [2][1].\n\n## Office history\nHe previously served as the Sullivan County commissioner for District 5 from 2010 to 2014, and in 2014 he ran for Sullivan County sheriff [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Teacher Spotlight: Ty Boomershine of Sullivan East High (Kingsport Times News)](https://www.timesnews.net/living/honors-awards/teacher-spotlight-ty-boomershine-of-sullivan-east-high/article_1a943560-3cd2-11ec-8998-1fe66e105d77.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Former Sheriff's Office employee seeks top job in Sullivan County (Bristol Herald Courier)](https://heraldcourier.com/news/local/former-sheriff-s-office-employee-seeks-top-job-in-sullivan-county/article_ccb00eca-c44b-11e3-9eae-0017a43b2370.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Official Ballot for Sullivan County, August 6, 2026](https://www.wate.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/07/Sullivan-County-August-6-Sample-Ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Ty","lastname":"Boomershine","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"20idRJnFur"},"token":"ty_boomershine"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_5","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":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":2,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"sullivan County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.scelect.org/aug2026gensampleballot.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 5"}