{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"SAMUEL MCNARON","chatgptsummary":"Samuel McNaron's biography identifies him as the Democratic candidate for Wilson County Commission District 10 in the August 2026 general election. The record notes he is running against Republican Nathan Bulmon for an open seat previously held by Tyler Chandler. No controversy or disciplinary history appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior experience with county budgeting, legislative drafting, or constituent case-work.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSamuel McNaron is the Democratic candidate for the Wilson County Commission's District 10 seat, an open seat on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot [1][2]. The seat became open when incumbent Tyler Chandler, elected in 2022, chose not to seek reelection to focus on his new role as Mt. Juliet's police chief, saying \"when you serve, especially as the [Mt. Juliet Police chief], your whole heart needs to be in it\" [1]. McNaron faces Republican Nathan Bulmon, who ran unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, in the general election [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tyler Chandler not seeking Wilson County Commission re-election - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/chronicleofmtjuliet/tyler-chandler-not-seeking-wilson-county-commission-re-election/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Wilson County May 5 primary candidates - Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/lebanon/wilson-county-may-5-primary-candidates/article_1c729583-8efa-5bb9-bf6d-b169c75f0c2f.html) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"SAMUEL","lastname":"MCNARON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"MfKbCFHtXt"},"token":"samuel_mcnaron"},{"candidatename":"NATHAN BULMON","chatgptsummary":"Nathan Bulmon's biography shows he won a Republican primary for Wilson County Commission District 10 in May 2026 and faces a general election opponent. The record does not document prior policy judgment on county budgets or land use, legislative drafting experience, constituent case-work history, or completion of state-required continuing education through UT CTAS. Bio does not indicate relevant budget literacy or legislative process experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nNathan Bulmon is the Republican candidate for the Wilson County Commission's District 10 seat, an open seat on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot [1][2]. Bulmon ran unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, receiving 94 votes [2]. The seat became open when incumbent Tyler Chandler, elected in 2022, chose not to seek reelection to focus on his new role as Mt. Juliet's police chief [1]. Bulmon faces Democrat Samuel McNaron in the general election [1][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tyler Chandler not seeking Wilson County Commission re-election - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/chronicleofmtjuliet/tyler-chandler-not-seeking-wilson-county-commission-re-election/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Nelson, Hayes beat incumbents in Wilson County Commission Republican primary - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/chronicleofmtjuliet/nelson-hayes-beat-incumbents-in-wilson-county-commission-republican-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Wilson County May 5 primary candidates - Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/lebanon/wilson-county-may-5-primary-candidates/article_1c729583-8efa-5bb9-bf6d-b169c75f0c2f.html) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"NATHAN","lastname":"BULMON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"digxamT2kT"},"token":"nathan_bulmon"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_10","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":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-02","title":"Wilson County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.wilsontnvotes.gov/uploads/files/ac1b9fbb90ce60c71fbc5ea6abbf2e120e3f7e11.pdf"},"title":"County Commission District 10"}