{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"JOEY H. GRISSOM","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"JOEY","lastname":"GRISSOM","middlename":"H.","suffix":null,"token":"pjO6Nzx0kf"},"token":"joey_h_grissom"},{"candidatename":"SETH PETTIT","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"SETH","lastname":"PETTIT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Ur4vftKCnP"},"token":"seth_pettit"},{"candidatename":"LEO SOCHOCKI","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"LEO","lastname":"SOCHOCKI","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"i1NnXaeAhK"},"token":"leo_sochocki"},{"candidatename":"SHANNON MOONEYHAM","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"SHANNON","lastname":"MOONEYHAM","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"htFinaLiRo"},"token":"shannon_mooneyham"},{"candidatename":"TABITHA WALLNG DENNEY","chatgptsummary":"Tabitha Walling Denney's biography shows current service on the Van Buren County Commission and active participation in required state continuing education through UT CTAS. This background demonstrates familiarity with local legislative processes, constituent relations, and county budget matters within Tennessee law. No controversies or disciplinary records appear in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing multi-year bond issues or drafting complex land-use ordinances.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTabitha Walling Denney (listed in county records as Tabitha Denney) is an Independent candidate for the Van Buren County Commission, District 4, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot.\n\n## Office history\nDenney is a current member of the Van Buren County Commission representing District 4. She appears in the University of Tennessee CTAS roster of sitting Van Buren County commissioners [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Van Buren County Officials - UT County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/county/van-buren) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"TABITHA","lastname":"DENNEY","middlename":"WALLNG","suffix":null,"token":"gzQOt362Vn"},"token":"tabitha_wallng_denney"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_4","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":"2026-07-21","title":"VanBuren County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://tnsos.org/elections/ballots/749.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 4"}