{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"DAVID A. LONG","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"DAVID","lastname":"LONG","middlename":"A.","suffix":null,"token":"grALdvafIz"},"token":"david_a_long"},{"candidatename":"BILLY BARNFIELD","chatgptsummary":"Billy Barnfield's biography shows relevant experience as Vice Chair of the Goodlettsville Planning Commission and a former municipal candidate, demonstrating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in county budget approval, bond authorization, or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBilly Barnfield is the Republican Party nominee for Sumner County Commission District 16 (the Goodlettsville area), facing independent candidate David A. Long on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 318 votes [2].\n\n## Background\nBarnfield is a longtime Goodlettsville resident of about 20 years [3].\n\n## Office history\nHe serves as Vice Chair of the Goodlettsville Planning Commission and was a candidate for Goodlettsville City Commission in the November 2024 municipal election [3][4].\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] [Sumner County elections: Who's ahead in the May 5 primary's key races](https://www.aol.com/articles/sumner-county-elections-whos-ahead-204532050.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Billy Barnfield for Goodlettsville City Commission \u2014 campaign Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/p/Billy-Barnfield-for-Goodlettsville-City-Commission-61563062264842/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Candidate List, November 5, 2024 Municipal Elections \u2014 Metro Nashville/Davidson County](https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/Candidate_List_November_5_2024_MUNICIPAL_ELECTIONS.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"BILLY","lastname":"BARNFIELD","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"yPd1RffW8b"},"token":"billy_barnfield"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_16","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 16"}