{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Courtney Fee","chatgptsummary":"Courtney Fee's biography shows relevant experience as an incumbent Tipton County Commissioner and Audit Committee chair, demonstrating familiarity with budget oversight, legislative processes, and constituent relations within Tennessee county law. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior state-mandated continuing education experience through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCourtney Fee is a candidate for Tipton County Commission District 7 in the 2026 Tipton County general election, running as an Independent [1]. Fee currently serves as chairman of the Tipton County Commission representing District 7, a seat held prior to 2022, when Fee and running mate Brad Case defeated challenger Christie Jarvis for the district's two commission seats [2]. Fee also chairs the county's Audit Committee [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [County Commission \u2013 Tipton County, TN](https://tiptonco.com/government/county_commission/index.php)\n- [2] [Here are the results from Tipton County's general election and state primary \u2013 The Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/election-2022/county-general-election-2022-results/)","firstname":"Courtney","lastname":"Fee","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"MIVLbM4qPQ"},"token":"courtney_fee"},{"candidatename":"Alvis Ferrell","chatgptsummary":"Alvis Ferrell's biography shows he is an Independent candidate for Tipton County Commission District 7 in the August 2026 election. The record does not indicate prior experience with county budgeting, legislative drafting, or constituent case-work required for this role. Bio does not indicate relevant policy judgment or continuing education experience.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAlvis Ferrell is a candidate for one of Tipton County Commission District 7's two seats in the August 6, 2026 general election, running as an Independent alongside Republican Party nominee Charles Bradley Case and fellow Independent candidate Courtney Fee[1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Official Sample Ballot, Tipton County, August 6, 2026 General Election](https://cms4files.revize.com/tiptoncounty/Site%20Setup/document_center/Elections/2026_August%20GE_Sample%20Ballot.pdf)","firstname":"Alvis","lastname":"Ferrell","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"BzgfSAKUGJ"},"token":"alvis_ferrell"},{"candidatename":"Charles Bradley Case","chatgptsummary":"Brad Case's biography shows two years of service on the Tipton County Commission, demonstrating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. He was elected in 2022 alongside an incumbent, indicating prior voter trust for district representation. Bio does not indicate experience with complex budget literacy or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles Bradley Case, who goes by Brad Case, is a candidate for Tipton County Commission District 7 in the 2026 Tipton County general election, running as a Republican [1]. District 7 elects two commissioners. Case was first elected to the seat in 2022, when he and incumbent Courtney Fee defeated challenger Christie Jarvis for the district's two commission seats [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [County Commission \u2013 Tipton County, TN](https://tiptonco.com/government/county_commission/index.php)\n- [2] [Here are the results from Tipton County's general election and state primary \u2013 The Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/election-2022/county-general-election-2022-results/)","firstname":"Brad","lastname":"Case","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"6ajelmupPc"},"token":"charles_bradley_case"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_7","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 7"}