{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"TOMMY JONES","chatgptsummary":"Tommy Jones's biography shows relevant experience as an incumbent Wilson County Commissioner for District 14, demonstrating familiarity with local legislative processes and constituent relations. The record documents his recent primary victory in May 2026 against Nicholas Forsythe. Bio does not indicate specific experience regarding county budget approval or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nTommy Jones is the incumbent Republican Wilson County Commissioner for District 14 [1]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, defeating challenger Nicholas Forsythe 233-218 [2], and advances to the August 6, 2026 Wilson County general election against Democrat Jason Peace [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Staff Directory - Tommy Jones, Wilson County Government](https://www.wilsoncountytn.gov/directory.aspx?EID=72) - 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 primary election candidates, Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/lebanon/wilson-county-primary-election-candidates/article_05932d5b-df06-5bb5-b1a3-b9466bed547b.html) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"TOMMY","lastname":"JONES","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"EGFKg2m1QQ"},"token":"tommy_jones"},{"candidatename":"JASON PEACE","chatgptsummary":"Jason Peace's biography shows he is the Democratic nominee for Wilson County Commission District 14 in the August 6, 2026 general election and was the only Democrat to file for the seat. The record contains no mention of controversy or disciplinary history. Bio does not indicate experience with county budgeting, legislative drafting, or constituent case-work.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJason Peace is the Democratic nominee for Wilson County Commission District 14 in the August 6, 2026 general election; he was the only Democrat to file for the seat [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Wilson County primary election candidates | Lebanon | lebanondemocrat.com](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/lebanon/wilson-county-primary-election-candidates/article_05932d5b-df06-5bb5-b1a3-b9466bed547b.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n","firstname":"JASON","lastname":"PEACE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"AZfQi0DuD0"},"token":"jason_peace"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_14","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 14"}