{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"CHRISTIANA GILBERT","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"CHRISTIANA","lastname":"GILBERT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"nz8EcOU70J"},"token":"christiana_gilbert"},{"candidatename":"COREY HATCHER","chatgptsummary":"Corey Hatcher's biography shows no prior elected office or direct experience with county budgeting, land use policy, or legislative drafting in Tennessee. The record notes a 2021 unsuccessful bid for a vacant commission seat but contains no disciplinary history. Bio does not indicate experience managing public funds or serving on committees.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCorey Hatcher is a Republican nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot for the Unicoi County Commission, 2nd District, running for one of the district's three seats in a four-candidate, three-seat race [1].\n\n## Office history\nIn early 2021, Hatcher was among six residents the county commission considered to fill a vacant 2nd District commission seat left open when Glenn White was elected mayor of Erwin; the commission chose Brian Delp on a 6-2 vote [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, State and County General Election, Unicoi County, August 6, 2026](https://unicoivotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/COUNTY-GENERAL.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Unicoi commission fills empty seat, approves land purchase for river access \u2014 Johnson City Press](https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/unicoi-commission-fills-empty-seat-approves-land-purchase-for-river-access/article_6f7e4bec-5f6f-11eb-ad3b-f31a600ed818.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"COREY","lastname":"HATCHER","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"0yXf9PzkEi"},"token":"corey_hatcher"},{"candidatename":"PATRICK CALLAHAN","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"PATRICK","lastname":"CALLAHAN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"SO3W7UGQby"},"token":"patrick_callahan"},{"candidatename":"JASON HARRIS","chatgptsummary":"Jason Harris's biography shows current service on the Unicoi County Commission for the 2nd District, demonstrating direct experience with county legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior budget literacy or specific policy judgment on countywide matters like land use.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJason Harris is a sitting member of the Unicoi County Commission representing the 2nd District and is one of four candidates on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot for the district's three seats; he runs as a Republican nominee [1][2]. District 2 is the county's one contested commission race, with four candidates for three seats [1].\n\n## Office history\nHarris is listed among the current Unicoi County commissioners for the 2nd District [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, State and County General Election, Unicoi County, August 6, 2026](https://unicoivotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/COUNTY-GENERAL.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Unicoi County Commissioners](https://unicoicountytn.com/county-commissioners/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"JASON","lastname":"HARRIS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"bpJcBIySFu"},"token":"jason_harris"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_2","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":3,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"unicoi County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://unicoivotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/COUNTY-GENERAL.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 2"}