{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"KAY LOKEY","chatgptsummary":"Lokey's twenty-five-year law enforcement career as a Deputy Chief demonstrates relevant experience in public safety and organizational leadership for county governance. The biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate prior experience with budget approval, legislative drafting, or land use policy within Tennessee county government.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKay Lokey is the Democratic Party nominee for Sumner County Commission District 17, facing Republican Suzanne Holt on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1]. Her stated priorities are responsible growth (planning for roads, schools, and neighborhoods), safe communities and support for law enforcement, and defending First Amendment rights; she emphasizes listening across party lines, fiscal responsibility, and affordability [2]. She has been named a 2026 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate [2].\n\n## Career\nLokey served 25 years in law enforcement, retiring as a Deputy Chief of Police with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department: \"For 25 years, I wore the badge \u2014 retiring as a Deputy Chief of Police\" [2].\n\n## Background\nShe describes herself as the daughter of an Air Force veteran [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] [Kay Lokey for District 17 \u2014 campaign site](https://lokeyfordistrict17.com) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"KAY","lastname":"LOKEY","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"zCmVeCS0OZ"},"token":"kay_lokey"},{"candidatename":"SUZANNE HOLT","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"SUZANNE","lastname":"HOLT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Qox0VFHuMH"},"token":"suzanne_holt"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_17","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 17"}