{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Kyle N. Smith","chatgptsummary":"Kyle N. Smith's biography shows over six years as Tipton County Constable for District 9 and current Brighton alderman, indicating familiarity with district-level duties. However, a June 2025 criminal complaint charges him with child abuse following an incident where he allegedly struck a child in his care; the case status remains unresolved as of July 2026. Bio does not indicate specific peace-officer training or documented experience serving civil papers.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKyle N. Smith is the sitting Tipton County Constable for District 9, covering the Brighton area, and is running again in the August 6, 2026 county general election as an Independent.[1] Smith has held the District 9 constable seat since at least 2019, when he won election with 253 votes, and has continued to serve as constable in addition to being elected a Brighton alderman in November 2024.[1][2][3]\n\n## Career\nIn June 2025, Smith was charged with child abuse after a child in his care told a school resource officer that Smith had punched them in the stomach.[3] According to a criminal complaint, Smith acknowledged the physical contact during a June 12, 2025 court proceeding in Lauderdale County, describing it as \"popping the victim in the chest.\"[3] He was arrested June 18, 2025, released on bond, and was scheduled to appear in court July 1, 2025; no further public reporting on the case's resolution was found.[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] [Brighton alderman/constable charged with child abuse \u2013 The Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/news/brighton-alderman-constable-charged-with-child-abuse/)","firstname":"Kyle","lastname":"Smith","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"EN3DkSqbwi"},"token":"kyle_n_smith"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":"9","districtgroup":"county_commission","districtgroupname":"County Commission","districtname":"District 9","job_type":"constable","o.office":"constable_district_9","office":"constable_district_9","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 9","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 9"}