{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"DARRELL WAYNE ROGERS","chatgptsummary":"Darrell Wayne Rogers' biography shows prior service as a corrections officer and dispatcher, providing background in emergency response relevant to constituent relations. He currently serves on the Sumner County Commission District 5 since 2022, indicating familiarity with local legislative processes. The record does not mention specific experience in budget management or land use policy. Bio does not indicate experience in complex fiscal planning or zoning law.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDarrell Wayne Rogers is the Republican Party nominee for Sumner County Commission District 5 (the Portland area), facing independent candidate Danya A. Kent on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 381 votes [2].\n\n## Career\nRogers is a former corrections officer and dispatcher and emphasizes government transparency; he has said \"he understood what 911 calls are because he has taken them\" [3].\n\n## Office history\nRogers ran for the District 5 commission seat in 2022 as a challenger and currently serves on the commission [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] [Commission candidates meet at Temple Theatre to talk issues \u2014 Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/portlandsun/commission-candidates-meet-at-temple-theatre-to-talk-issues/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"DARRELL","lastname":"ROGERS","middlename":"WAYNE","suffix":null,"token":"DSm1sXwCPR"},"token":"darrell_wayne_rogers"},{"candidatename":"DANYA A KENT","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"DANYA","lastname":"KENT","middlename":"A","suffix":null,"token":"RDCzMaCGIY"},"token":"danya_a_kent"}],"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":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 5"}