{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"EMILY HAND","chatgptsummary":"Emily Hand's decade as a Licensed Professional Counselor demonstrates sustained community engagement and constituent relations skills relevant to district representation. Her campaign emphasizes housing and economic development but does not document prior experience with county budgeting, legislative drafting, or land use policy within Tennessee law. Bio does not indicate experience in fiscal management or intergovernmental coordination.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEmily Hand is a Democratic candidate for the Washington County Commission's 7th District seat in the county general election on August 6, 2026 [1][2]. Her campaign, \"Emily Hand for Commissioner \u2014 District 7,\" centers on hope, housing, healthcare, and economic development, and says she is \"committed to ensuring that every voice in District 7 is heard\" [1].\n\n## Career\nHand is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has practiced for close to 10 years, with a focus on the treatment and healing of trauma and addiction, per her campaign site [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Emily Hand for Commissioner \u2014 District 7](https://ingoodhandsd7.lovable.app/) \u2014 campaign site, accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [One Vote Election Project Washington County](https://www.tndemocracynetwork.org/onevotewashington) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"EMILY","lastname":"HAND","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"BGgyXGYXxB"},"token":"emily_hand"},{"candidatename":"HARRISON WEXLER SR.","chatgptsummary":"Harrison Wexler Sr. is a Republican candidate for Washington County Commission's 7th District seat in the August 6, 2026 general election. The biography identifies his party affiliation and campaign status but does not indicate prior experience with county budgeting, legislative drafting, or constituent case-work. Bio does not indicate relevant policy judgment or continuing education experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHarrison Wexler Sr. is the Republican candidate for Washington County Commission's 7th District seat, on the ballot in the county's August 6, 2026 general election against Democrat Emily Hand and independent David E. Smith [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [One Vote Election Project \u2014 Washington County, Tennessee Democracy Network](https://www.tndemocracynetwork.org/onevotewashington) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"HARRISON","lastname":"SR.","middlename":"WEXLER","suffix":null,"token":"ETVRVQ09ig"},"token":"harrison_wexler_sr"},{"candidatename":"DAVID E SMITH","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"DAVID","lastname":"SMITH","middlename":"E","suffix":null,"token":"v4d1k8kaKI"},"token":"david_e_smith"}],"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":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 7"}