{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"CALEB GRAVES","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"CALEB","lastname":"GRAVES","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"vhB3FP2X8G"},"token":"caleb_graves"},{"candidatename":"TOMMY G SAVAGE","chatgptsummary":"Tommy Savage's biography shows relevant experience as a Warren County commissioner serving on Policy & Personnel, Budget & Finance, and Building & Grounds committees, directly addressing the role's demands for policy judgment, budget literacy, and legislative process. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in intergovernmental negotiations or state-required continuing education completion.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTommy Savage is a Warren County commissioner representing District 7 and is running for re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. District 7 has two candidates for its two seats \u2014 Savage and Caleb Graves \u2014 so the race was effectively decided at qualifying [1].\n\n## Office history\nSavage serves on the Warren County Commission, where he chairs the Policy & Personnel committee and sits on the Budget & Finance and Building & Grounds 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":"TOMMY","lastname":"SAVAGE","middlename":"G","suffix":null,"token":"kOmSAFO6my"},"token":"tommy_g_savage"}],"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":"2026-07-21","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 7"}