{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"SARAH HILTON","chatgptsummary":"Sarah Hilton's biography identifies her as the Democratic nominee for Sumner County Commission District 12, highlighting a campaign focused on smart growth and emergency services funding. The text does not document prior public service roles, budget management experience, or legislative drafting history relevant to county governance duties. Bio does not indicate experience in fiscal oversight or constituent case work.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSarah Hilton is the Democratic Party nominee for Sumner County Commission District 12, facing Republican Matt Campbell on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1]. She describes herself as \"a neighbor who listens and a commissioner who acts,\" and her campaign centers on \"smart growth and fully funded emergency services\" and \"thoughtful, common-sense leadership that delivers real results\" [2]. Her campaign committee is the Committee to Elect Sarah Hilton, with Jessie McKinney as treasurer [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Federal and State Primary, State Judicial and Sumner County General Elections Sample Ballot](https://www.votesumnertn.org/uploads/files/884379eec0cf6e5fb6f5678acff70a3783bde79d.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Sarah Hilton for Office \u2014 campaign site](https://sarahhiltonforoffice.com) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"SARAH","lastname":"HILTON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"nROtgbPvDs"},"token":"sarah_hilton"},{"candidatename":"MATT CAMPBELL","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"MATT","lastname":"CAMPBELL","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"TJDwV9KKIn"},"token":"matt_campbell"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_12","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":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"sumner County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.votesumnertn.org/uploads/files/b131fe1092a6465a92a366ccaf28782e09dcabe8.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 12"}