{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"James \"Shugs\" Stroud","chatgptsummary":"James Stroud's biography shows relevant experience as the sitting Tipton County Constable for District 6 since 2019, including in-service training in report writing and annual duty-weapon requalification. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior legal process service experience or formal peace-officer training beyond current county requirements.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames \"Shug\" Stroud is the sitting Tipton County Constable for District 6, covering the Drummonds area, and is running again in the August 6, 2026 county general election.[1] He is running as an Independent, as is standard for Tipton County constable candidates.[1] Stroud has held the District 6 seat since at least 2019, when he won election with 758 votes.[2]\n\n## Career\nAs constable, Stroud has received in-service training in report writing and jail-intake procedures led by District 7 Constable Michael Osborn, and has participated in the county's annual duty-weapon requalification.[3]\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Elected and Appointed Officials of Tipton County (PDF)](https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptontn/document_center/ec_ELECTED_APPOINTED_OFFICIALS.pdf)\n- [2] [Election results are in and you won't believe how many incumbents are out \u2013 The Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/sports/election-results-are-in-and-you-wont-believe-how-many-incumbents-are-out/)\n- [3] [Tipton County Constables \u2013 James \"Shug\" Stroud](https://www.tiptonconstables.org/6tcco)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Stroud","middlename":"\"Shug\"","suffix":null,"token":"DWDTlZu3N6"},"token":"james_shugs_stroud"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":"6","districtgroup":"county_commission","districtgroupname":"County Commission","districtname":"District 6","job_type":"constable","o.office":"constable_district_6","office":"constable_district_6","officedescription":"A constable is an elected peace officer for a district within the county. In Tennessee the office's authority varies widely by county \u2014 in some it retains law-enforcement and civil-process powers, in others the role is limited or largely inactive.","officequalities":"- Knowledge of legal process service: serving civil papers and executing court orders where authorized.\n- Peace-officer training where the county grants law-enforcement authority.\n- Integrity and accountability, given that the office carries a badge and, in some counties, arrest authority.\n- Availability to the district \u2014 a district-level office residents may call on directly.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Constable District 6","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-06-29","title":"Tipton County, TN \u2014 Official Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026","url":"https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptoncounty/Site%20Setup/document_center/Elections/2026_August%20GE_Sample%20Ballot.pdf"},"title":"Constable District 6"}