{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"JODY GARRISON","chatgptsummary":"Jody Garrison's biography shows he is a current Republican nominee for Sumner County Commission District 1 with campaign experience addressing growth and water access issues in Westmoreland. He proposes resident forums to handle constituent concerns but has no documented history of county budget approval, legislative drafting, or committee work within Tennessee county government law. Bio does not indicate prior administrative experience or completed state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJody Garrison is the Republican Party nominee for Sumner County Commission District 1 (the Westmoreland area and northeastern Sumner County), facing Democrat Shiloh A. Dillard on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 444 votes, defeating Terry L. Moss [2]. Garrison says the county \"can't stop growth but can do it responsibly\" and should grow \"at its own pace,\" and he has identified water access as \"a huge issue in Westmoreland as it grows\"; he has proposed a forum or social-media page before each commission meeting where residents can post concerns [3].\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] [What they're saying: Sumner County candidates \u2014 Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/gallatinnews/what-theyre-saying-sumner-county-candidates/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"JODY","lastname":"GARRISON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"tiCO9u23OI"},"token":"jody_garrison"},{"candidatename":"SHILOH A. DILLARD","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"SHILOH","lastname":"DILLARD","middlename":"A.","suffix":null,"token":"bZYnI2zjIP"},"token":"shiloh_a_dillard"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_1","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 1"}