{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"BILLY AUSTIN","chatgptsummary":"Billy Austin's biography shows relevant experience as a Washington County Constable and small business owner, demonstrating familiarity with local government operations and constituent relations. The record documents prior campaigns for county office but contains no noted controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in budget literacy or legislative drafting required for commission duties.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBilly Austin is the Republican candidate for Washington County Commission District 2 in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Career\nAustin is a small business owner [1].\n\n## Office history\nAustin currently serves as Washington County Constable for District 1, a term set to run until August 1, 2028 [1]. He previously sought the Constable, District 1 seat in the March and August 2024 elections, and ran for Washington County Commission District 2 in the May 3, 2022 primary [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Billy Austin | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/billy-austin) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","firstname":"BILLY","lastname":"AUSTIN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"jLnCqyu8YH"},"token":"billy_austin"},{"candidatename":"KITTY ALLEN","chatgptsummary":"Kitty Allen's biography highlights her focus on stewardship, natural resource protection, and government accountability for Washington County District 2. The text contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate prior experience with county budget approval, legislative drafting, or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKitty Allen is the Democratic candidate for Washington County Commission District 2, which covers rural areas including Limestone, Chuckey, Jonesborough, and surrounding communities [1]. Her campaign message is \"It's about stewardship \u2014 not politics,\" with stated priorities of protecting clean water and natural resources, promoting responsible growth, preserving rural communities and farmland, and increasing county government accountability [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates \u2013 Washington County Democratic Party](https://wctndp.org/candidates/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","firstname":"KITTY","lastname":"ALLEN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"A5CfNIH9K8"},"token":"kitty_allen"},{"candidatename":"ALLEN E. JARRETT","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"ALLEN","lastname":"JARRETT","middlename":"E.","suffix":null,"token":"J1RYlg4K7Q"},"token":"allen_e_jarrett"}],"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":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 2"}