{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Lana Teeple","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Lana","lastname":"Teeple","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"q7HDhIm6SZ"},"token":"lana_teeple"},{"candidatename":"Will Randolph","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Will","lastname":"Randolph","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"4azfg59IUh"},"token":"will_randolph"},{"candidatename":"Regan McBride Dodson","chatgptsummary":"McBride Dodson's fifteen years in student services and leadership of a community club demonstrate constituent relations skills relevant to district case-work. Her biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate experience with county budgeting, legislative drafting, or intergovernmental policy judgment required for the role.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMegan McBride Dodson is an independent candidate for White County Commission in District 5 in the August 6, 2026 general election, running alongside Republican Dana Teeple and independent Will Randolph in the two-seat district [2]. She describes herself as \"a strong, steady voice for District 5\" and campaigns under the slogan \"Leadership with Heart and Backbone.\" [1].\n\n## Background\nDodson is a fourth-generation resident of White County's District 5; her parents are David and Janie McBride [1].\n\n## Career\nShe has spent 15 years working in student services with the White County School District, supporting educators and families, and currently serves as president of the Quebeck-Walling Community Club [1].\n\n## Family\nDodson is married to Patrick Dodson, a military veteran, and the couple is raising two daughters, Madalyn and Ruthie [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commissioner Candidate: Megan McBride Dodson - Main Street Journal](https://www.mainstreetjournal.llc/election-2026-megan-mcbride-dodson-county-commissioner/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [White County Election Guide: Who's Running in August - Main Street Journal](https://www.mainstreetjournal.llc/white-county-august-election-candidates-guide/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Regan","lastname":"Dodson","middlename":"McBride","suffix":null,"token":"YPaWQ7yL7Z"},"token":"regan_mcbride_dodson"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_5","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":"white County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.whitecountytnvotes.gov/_files/ugd/fb005c_1f7dd14e02f64a8284da79e9b9c03625.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 5"}