{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"KENNETH \"KENNY\" HUFFINE","chatgptsummary":"Huffine's biography shows relevant experience through two terms as a Washington County Commissioner and leadership on purchasing, planning, and agriculture committees. He also demonstrates constituent relations via CASA volunteering and regional business management from forty years in consumer goods. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience with state-mandated continuing education or multi-year bond issuance processes.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKenneth \"Kenny\" Huffine is the Washington County Commissioner for District 13, serving his second term [1]. He is the Republican candidate on the ballot for the seat in Washington County's August 6, 2026 county general election, opposed by Democrat Cynthia \"Cindy\" Humphrey [1][3].\n\n## Background and education\nHuffine is a native of Washington County; his family settled the area near what is now Huffine Road [1]. He graduated from David Crockett High School and earned a B.A. in marketing from East Tennessee State University [1].\n\n## Career\nHuffine retired after 40 years in the consumer packaged goods industry, including his final 20 years with Coca-Cola [1]. During his career he served as Southeast regional vice president of sales for Ocean Spray, regional sales manager for Tropicana, and national account manager for Quaker Beverage [1].\n\n## Office history\nHuffine serves on the Washington County Commission's Agriculture Extension, Animal Control Board, BrightRidge Board, Regional Planning, and Tri-Cities Airport Authority committees, and chairs the Communications Task Force and Purchasing committees while serving as vice chair of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture [1][2]. He also volunteers with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Kenneth Huffine | Washington County, TN](https://www.washingtoncountytn.org/221/Kenneth-Huffine) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [County Commission | Washington County, TN](https://www.washingtoncountytn.org/208/County-Commission) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [One Vote Election Project \u2014 Washington County, Tennessee Democracy Network](https://www.tndemocracynetwork.org/onevotewashington) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","firstname":"KENNETH","lastname":"HUFFINE","middlename":"\"KENNY\"","suffix":null,"token":"gwZwMYABUh"},"token":"kenneth_kenny_huffine"},{"candidatename":"CYNTHIA \"CINDY\" HUMPHREY","chatgptsummary":"Humphrey's thirty-one-year military career demonstrates leadership in managing large teams and complex logistics, while her role as a regional coordinator suggests capacity for constituent relations. Her service as a Democratic Party treasurer indicates familiarity with organizational governance. The biography contains no record of disciplinary action or controversy. Bio does not indicate experience in county budgeting, land use policy, or Tennessee local government law.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCynthia \"Cindy\" Humphrey is the Democratic candidate for Washington County Commission District 13, on the ballot in the county's August 6, 2026 general election against Republican incumbent Kenneth \"Kenny\" Huffine [1][2]. Her campaign, organized around three stated values \u2014 Honor, Service, and Community \u2014 emphasizes \"leading with integrity, accountability, and respect for the Constitution\" and says public service is \"about providing real results for the people who rely on local government everyday\" [1]. Humphrey also serves as Treasurer of the Washington County Democratic Party [3].\n\n## Career\nAs of a 2023 Tennessee Department of Veterans Services conference biography, Humphrey served as Southeast Regional Coordinator for Army Survivor Outreach Services, overseeing 31 state coordinators across 12 states and Puerto Rico who care for more than 11,300 Army survivor families, and as G-1 Sergeant Major for the Tennessee Army National Guard in Nashville [4]. She has served in both active duty and the National Guard for more than 31 years, holding prior roles in Military Funeral Honors, as a Casualty Assistance and Notification Officer, and as Tennessee State Coordinator for Army Survivor Outreach Services before her promotion to Regional Coordinator [4]. She also serves as Vice President of the Tri-Cities Military Affairs Council and is involved with the Women Veterans of East TN group, and resides in Johnson City [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [ELECT CINDY HUMPHREY](https://www.cindyhumphrey4county.com/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [One Vote Election Project \u2014 Washington County, Tennessee Democracy Network](https://www.tndemocracynetwork.org/onevotewashington) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Elected Officials \u2014 Washington County Democratic Party](https://wctndp.org/about/current-elected-officials-for-each-district/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Cindy Humphrey biography, Tennessee Department of Veterans Services 2023 Annual Training Conference](https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/veteranservices/learning/powerpoints/2023-annual-training/sos-brief/Humphrey%20Bio%20for%20TNDVS%20Conference.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","firstname":"CYNTHIA","lastname":"HUMPHREY","middlename":"\"CINDY\"","suffix":null,"token":"4b1ZxR2Qr8"},"token":"cynthia_cindy_humphrey"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_13","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":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-02","title":"Washington County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"http://www.wcecoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Full-Sample-Ballots.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 13"}