{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"RONNIE LEE HOBBS","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"RONNIE","lastname":"HOBBS","middlename":"LEE","suffix":null,"token":"HBSWZorXUF"},"token":"ronnie_lee_hobbs"},{"candidatename":"ERIC WARREN","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"ERIC","lastname":"WARREN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"2RybKgkqST"},"token":"eric_warren"},{"candidatename":"ALVIN W. CREECY","chatgptsummary":"Alvin Creecy's biography shows current service on the Wayne County Commission, demonstrating direct experience with legislative processes, constituent relations, and county budget matters under Tennessee law. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in state-required continuing education through UT CTAS or multi-year bond issue authorization.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAlvin Creecy is the incumbent Republican candidate for Wayne County Commission District 7 on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1]. He was the only District 7 candidate to qualify as a Republican and faces two Independent newcomers, Eric Warren and Ronnie Hobbs, for the district's two seats; because no primary opponent emerged, District 7 voters did not have a May 5, 2026 Republican primary [1].\n\n## Office history\nCreecy currently serves as one of District 7's two members of the Wayne County Commission [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":"ALVIN","lastname":"CREECY","middlename":"W.","suffix":null,"token":"wsAhZMOAKu"},"token":"alvin_w_creecy"}],"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":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 7"}