{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"CAM MONTGOMERY","chatgptsummary":"Cam Montgomery's biography shows current service as a Warren County commissioner with committee assignments in Building & Grounds and Education, demonstrating direct experience with legislative processes and constituent relations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior budget literacy or policy judgment on countywide matters such as tax rates and bond issues.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCam Montgomery is a Warren County commissioner representing District 2 and is running for re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. District 2 has two candidates for its two seats \u2014 Montgomery and fellow incumbent Charles Dotson \u2014 so the race was effectively decided at qualifying [1].\n\n## Office history\nMontgomery serves on the Warren County Commission, sitting on the Building & Grounds and Education committees [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Ballots for Aug. 6 election set \u2014 Main Street Journal](https://www.mainstreetjournal.llc/ballots-for-aug-6-election-set/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Warren County Commissioners](https://www.warrencountytn.gov/government/county_commission/commissioners.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Warren County Commission committee assignments](https://www.warrencountytn.gov/government/county_commission/committees.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"CAM","lastname":"MONTGOMERY","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"10xLDWFI19"},"token":"cam_montgomery"},{"candidatename":"CHARLES DOTSON","chatgptsummary":"Charles Dotson's biography shows current service as a Warren County commissioner and membership on the Economic & Agricultural Development committee, 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 approval authority or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles Dotson is a Warren County commissioner representing District 2 and is running for re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. District 2 has two candidates for its two seats \u2014 Dotson and fellow incumbent Cam Montgomery \u2014 so the race was effectively decided at qualifying [1].\n\n## Office history\nDotson serves on the Warren County Commission, sitting on the Economic & Agricultural Development committee [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Ballots for Aug. 6 election set \u2014 Main Street Journal](https://www.mainstreetjournal.llc/ballots-for-aug-6-election-set/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Warren County Commissioners](https://www.warrencountytn.gov/government/county_commission/commissioners.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Warren County Commission committee assignments](https://www.warrencountytn.gov/government/county_commission/committees.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"CHARLES","lastname":"DOTSON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"8zWmgRE0uh"},"token":"charles_dotson"}],"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":2,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-21","title":"Warren County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.warrencountytn.gov/Sample%20Ballots%208-6-26%20%281%29.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 2"}
