{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"DEJA NEAL","chatgptsummary":"Deja Neal's biography shows recent candidacy for Wilson County Commission District 15 and advancement to a general election against an incumbent. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in county budgeting, legislative drafting, or constituent case-work.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDeja Neal ran unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary for Wilson County Commission District 15 [1][2] and advances to the August 6, 2026 Wilson County general election against Republican incumbent Chris Dowell [1][3].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [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\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\n[3] [Staff Directory - Chris Dowell, Wilson County Government](https://www.wilsoncountytn.gov/directory.aspx?EID=73) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"DEJA","lastname":"NEAL","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"SgRcDro1bV"},"token":"deja_neal"},{"candidatename":"CHRIS DOWELL","chatgptsummary":"Chris Dowell's biography shows incumbent experience as a Wilson County Commissioner for District 15, directly addressing constituent relations and legislative process demands. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific budget literacy or policy judgment experience regarding countywide land use and intergovernmental issues.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nChris Dowell is the incumbent Wilson County Commissioner for District 15 [1]. He ran unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [2] and faces Democrat Deja Neal in the August 6, 2026 Wilson County general election [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Staff Directory - Chris Dowell, Wilson County Government](https://www.wilsoncountytn.gov/directory.aspx?EID=73) - 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\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":"CHRIS","lastname":"DOWELL","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"uDMbGGrQev"},"token":"chris_dowell"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":null,"office":"county_commission_district_15","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 15"}