{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"DAVID MARTIN","chatgptsummary":"David Martin's biography shows current service on the Wayne County Commission, demonstrating direct experience with local policy judgment, budget processes, and constituent relations required for the role. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior legislative drafting experience or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Martin is a Republican candidate for one of Wayne County Commission District 6's two seats on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1]. Both District 6 candidates on the ballot, Martin and Rickey Wright, qualified as Republicans [1].\n\n## Office history\nMartin currently serves as one of District 6's two members of the Wayne County Commission, with an address in the Iron City area of the county [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates Qualify for County General Election - Wayne County News](https://waynecountynews.net/stories/candidates-qualify-for-county-general-election,125374) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Wayne County Commission](https://waynecountytn.org/commission/index.php) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"DAVID","lastname":"MARTIN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"nbR8nZut1n"},"token":"david_martin"},{"candidatename":"RICKEY WRIGHT","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"RICKEY","lastname":"WRIGHT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"hsB8oWobSX"},"token":"rickey_wright"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_6","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":"2026-07-20","title":"wayne County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.waynecountytn.org/2026%20Sample%20Ballot.pdf"},"title":"County Commissioner District 6"}