{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"RICK STOREY","chatgptsummary":"Rick Storey's biography shows relevant banking experience as a former vice president and regional executive, alongside current service as Washington County Trustee since 2018. He has worked with the cashVest program to modernize public fund investments and received recognition for financial management. The record contains no noted controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience administering tax-relief programs for seniors, disabled residents, or veterans.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRick Storey is the incumbent Washington County Trustee, on the Republican ballot for reelection in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Career\nBefore serving as Trustee, Storey worked in banking in the Tri-Cities region, including as a lender at The Banking & Trust Co. (now First Tennessee Bank) and Hamilton Bank, and as vice president and Tri-Cities regional executive of Sovran Bank (now Bank of America) [2].\n\n## Office history\nStorey previously served on the Washington County Commission before being sworn in as Trustee around September 2018 [2][3]. As Trustee, he has been recognized by the University of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service and worked with the cashVest program to modernize the county's investment of public funds [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Trustee \u2014 Washington County, TN](https://www.washingtoncountytn.org/243/Trustee) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [A transfer of power in Washington County \u2014 Johnson City Press](https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/a-transfer-of-power-in-washington-county/article_13416bfb-30b8-5b9f-8a9f-1551695493dc.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Get to know the men who want to be Washington County Trustee \u2014 Johnson City Press](https://johnsoncitypress.com/news/261134/get-to-know-the-men-who-want-to-be-washington-county-trustee/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [cashVest Spotlight: Trustee Rick Storey \u2014 cashVest by three+one](https://threeplusone.us/2023/10/03/cashvest-spotlight-trustee-rick-storey/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"RICK","lastname":"STOREY","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"pOQJN0Xz3F"},"token":"rick_storey"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"trustee","o.office":null,"office":"trustee","officedescription":"The trustee is the county's banker \u2014 collecting county property taxes, keeping and investing county funds, and disbursing money on the county's authority. It handles large sums of public money and is a fiduciary role.","officequalities":"- Financial trustworthiness: the trustee is the county's banker and custodian of tax revenue, handling the county's property-tax collections.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee property-tax law, including tax-relief programs for seniors, disabled residents, and veterans.\n- Investment and cash-management competence for county funds under state-law constraints.\n- Monthly settlement and reporting discipline.\n- Accessible customer service for taxpayers paying bills, disputing assessments, or seeking relief, and the ability to administer a partly-online operation.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Trustee","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 Trustee"}