{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Sherry D Anderson","chatgptsummary":"Sherry Anderson's biography shows current service as Williamson County Register of Deeds, demonstrating direct experience with local recording statutes and electronic submission workflows required for the role. The record documents no controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior budget management experience or specific technology literacy beyond current office operations.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSherry Anderson is the incumbent Williamson County Register of Deeds, seeking reelection in the 2026 general election.[1][2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] Williamson County, TN \u2014 Staff Directory, Sherry Anderson: https://www.williamsoncounty-tn.gov/directory.aspx?EID=276\n[2] UT County Technical Assistance Service \u2014 Sherry Anderson, Register of Deeds: https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/sherry-anderson\n","firstname":"Sherry","lastname":"Anderson","middlename":"D","suffix":null,"token":"QX8FG1jBwg"},"token":"sherry_d_anderson"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"register_of_deeds","o.office":null,"office":"register","officedescription":"The register of deeds maintains the county's permanent public record of real-property instruments \u2014 deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats \u2014 and collects the state transfer and mortgage taxes on them. The record the office keeps is the legal backbone of property ownership.","officequalities":"- Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies.\n- Accuracy and indexing discipline \u2014 an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.\n- Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users and individual property owners.\n- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Register of Deeds","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"williamson County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.williamsoncounty-tn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29486/2026-August-ExpressVote-GEN"},"title":"Register Of Deeds"}