{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"John Anthony Mashburn","chatgptsummary":"Mashburn's biography shows current service as a Tipton County Commissioner since 2022, demonstrating direct experience with legislative processes, constituent relations, and county budget matters under Tennessee law. He also owns an industrial scale business, indicating familiarity with local commerce. No disciplinary records or controversies appear in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior state-level policy judgment experience or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Anthony Mashburn is a current Tipton County Commissioner for District 3 and is running as a Republican for reelection in the August 6, 2026 Tipton County general election. He was first elected to the seat in 2022 as a challenger alongside incumbent Richard Kelley, defeating Steve Bringle.[1][2]\n\n## Career\nMashburn is an owner, along with Leann Mashburn, of Scaleman of Tennessee, a Brighton-based business founded in 1985 that sells, installs, rents and services industrial scales \u2014 from truck scales to smaller units \u2014 across the Mid-South.[3][4]\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Elected and Appointed Officials of Tipton County](https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptontn/document_center/ec_ELECTED_APPOINTED_OFFICIALS.pdf)\n- [2] [Here are the results from Tipton County's general election and state primary \u2013 The Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/news/local-politics/election-2022/county-general-election-2022-results/)\n- [3] [Welcome to Scaleman Of Tennessee](https://scalemanoftn.com/)\n- [4] [Scaleman of Tennessee | BBB Business Profile](https://www.bbb.org/us/tn/brighton/profile/scales/scaleman-of-tennessee-0543-44156506)","firstname":"John","lastname":"Mashburn","middlename":"Anthony","suffix":null,"token":"M15ff1UmEg"},"token":"john_anthony_mashburn"},{"candidatename":"Richard Kelley","chatgptsummary":"Richard Kelley's biography shows relevant experience as a current Tipton County Commissioner for District 3, demonstrating familiarity with county budgeting, legislative processes, and constituent relations under Tennessee law. The record documents his reelection in 2022 and family background in local agricultural leadership without noting controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing multi-year bond issues or completing state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRichard Kelley is a current Tipton County Commissioner for District 3 and is running as a Republican for reelection in the August 6, 2026 Tipton County general election. He was an incumbent when reelected in 2022 alongside challenger John Anthony Mashburn, defeating Steve Bringle.[1][2]\n\n## Family\nKelley is one of two sons of the late Bill S. \"Billy Sunday\" Kelley of Burlison, a retired farmer who served two terms as a Tipton County Court magistrate and on the boards of the Tipton County Farm Bureau and Tipton County Farmers Cooperative. His brother, Clay Kelley, also lives in Burlison.[3]\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Elected and Appointed Officials of Tipton County](https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptontn/document_center/ec_ELECTED_APPOINTED_OFFICIALS.pdf)\n- [2] [Here are the results from Tipton County's general election and state primary \u2013 The Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/news/local-politics/election-2022/county-general-election-2022-results/)\n- [3] [Obituary of Billy Sunday Kelley](http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/tipton/obituaries_k.html)","firstname":"Richard","lastname":"Kelley","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"vcyoMk7lZI"},"token":"richard_kelley"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_3","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":2,"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":"County Commission District 3"}