{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Brett A. Giannini","chatgptsummary":"Brett A. Giannini currently serves as a Tipton County Commissioner in District 81, demonstrating local governance experience relevant to constituent needs and legislative craft. His background suggests familiarity with district-specific economic and infrastructure concerns. The biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate prior state legislative experience or specific coalition-building history within the Tennessee House.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrett A. Giannini, a Tipton County Commissioner, is a Republican candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 81, based in Covington, Tennessee. He qualified for the race to replace incumbent Representative Debra Moody of Covington, who is not seeking an eighth term, in the 2026 election cycle [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [West Tennessee candidates offer different solutions to improve education \u2013 Tennessee Firefly](https://tnfirefly.com/news/west-tennessee-candidates-offer-different-solutions-to-improve-education)","firstname":"Brett A.","lastname":"Giannini","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"LZjG71DaVY"},"token":null},{"candidatename":"Jason Fleming","chatgptsummary":"The biography shows Jason Fleming is a Republican candidate for Tennessee House District 81 with no prior elected or appointed office history. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate legislative craft experience or coalition-building experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJason Fleming is a Republican candidate running for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 81 [1]. He is listed on the ballot for the Republican primary scheduled for August 6, 2026 [1]. The general election for this seat is set to occur on November 3, 2026 [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nJason Fleming is a Republican candidate running for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 81 [1]. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary scheduled for August 6, 2026 [1]. The general election for this seat is set for November 3, 2026 [1].\n\nThe provided sources do not contain information regarding any prior elected or appointed offices held by Jason Fleming, nor do they list any previous races he has run.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Jason Fleming (Tennessee)](https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Fleming_(Tennessee))","firstname":"Jason","lastname":"Fleming","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ljYUrV0dDc"},"token":"jason_fleming"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":"081","districtgroup":"state_house","districtgroupname":"State House","districtname":"District 81","job_type":"state_representative","o.office":"state_house_081","office":"state_house_081","officedescription":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 together with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments. Candidates must be at least 21 years old, U.S. citizens, Tennessee residents for at least three years, and district residents for at least one year.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"State Representative District 81","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":null,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-06-01","title":"TN SoS \u2014 Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives (2026)","url":"https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNHouse_2026.pdf"},"title":"TN House District 81"}