What is Civic Mirror?

Civic Mirror is a civic technology platform designed to make government easier to understand, research and engage with. It brings together information about elected offices, public spending, legislation, judicial decisions and civic events into a single, searchable interface. The goal is to reduce fragmentation and help people see how public institutions function in practice, not just in theory.

What problem is Civic Mirror trying to solve?

Most public information already exists, but it is scattered across dozens of websites, written in technical language, and difficult to connect across roles, agencies and decision-making processes. Civic Mirror focuses on aggregation, context and clarity — helping users understand who is responsible for what, how decisions are made, and how those decisions connect over time.

Is Civic Mirror affiliated with a political party or campaign?

No. Civic Mirror is designed as a non-partisan platform. It does not endorse candidates, promote political parties, or tell users what positions to take. The platform is structured to present primary information and sourced material, allowing users to draw their own conclusions.

How does Civic Mirror maintain neutrality?

Neutrality is addressed structurally rather than rhetorically. The platform surfaces original sources wherever possible, clearly labels summarised content, and allows users to view information through different lenses — including progressive, conservative or just the facts. The intent is transparency about framing, not hidden editorial judgement.

What kind of information does the platform include?

Depending on availability, Civic Mirror can include: lists of elected offices at state, county and local level; role descriptions explaining what each office is responsible for; budget and spending information tied to specific offices; legislative bills with plain-language summaries; judicial rulings categorised by case type; public calendars, meetings and livestream links; and evidence panels linking officials to sourced articles, rulings or statements. All content is designed to be navigable without requiring specialist political knowledge.

How does Civic Mirror use AI?

AI is used primarily to process large volumes of public information and convert complex material — such as legislation or court rulings — into readable summaries. The underlying source material remains available, and summaries are intended as entry points, not replacements for original documents.

How can users engage with elected officials through Civic Mirror?

Where verified contact information exists, Civic Mirror allows users to send structured, one-click emails to elected officials about legislation, votes or public actions. The platform also supports pre-written question prompts to help users engage constructively, especially those new to civic participation.

Does Civic Mirror collect or sell user data?

Civic Mirror is designed to minimise data collection. User profiles exist to support engagement features, but the platform is not built around targeted advertising or data monetisation. Long-term sustainability is being approached cautiously, with an emphasis on trust and public value.

What makes Civic Mirror different from existing civic or transparency tools?

Many existing tools focus on a single dimension — voting records, legislation, budgets or elections. Civic Mirror's differentiator is connection: linking roles, decisions, money, events and outcomes so users can see how individual actions fit into a broader system. The emphasis is on continuity rather than snapshots.

Who is Civic Mirror for?

Civic Mirror is for anyone who wants a clearer, more connected understanding of how government works — whether they are voting, researching an issue, attending meetings, or simply trying to stay informed about the institutions that affect their daily lives. It is designed to be usable by people with no prior expertise, while still supporting deeper exploration for advanced users.

What is the long-term vision for Civic Mirror?

The long-term goal is to create durable civic infrastructure — what Pecenica describes as connective tissue between the public and their representatives. Rather than focusing on individual election cycles or controversies, Civic Mirror aims to support ongoing engagement, accountability and institutional memory over time.

What's next for the platform?

Planned enhancements include candidate profiles alongside existing officeholders, improved issue-based filtering (e.g. environment, education, infrastructure), deeper legislative tracking across committees and voting stages, and expanded coverage beyond Indiana. Development is iterative, with user feedback shaping priorities.

Mcminn County

137 seats · 137 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Municipal (62: 62 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Mayor	() Larry Eaton AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Clerk	() Bridget Roberts AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Athens Municipal Government	() Jordan Curtis	Nov 2, 2027
+	Athens Municipal Government	() John Duggan	Nov 2, 2027
+	Athens Municipal Government	() Perry McCowan	Nov 2, 2027
+	Athens Municipal Government	() Steven Sherlin	Nov 2, 2027
+	Records Clerk	() Amber Smith	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mayor	() Victor Gregory _none AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Calhoun City Clerk	() Rebecca Jones	Nov 2, 2027
+	Calhoun Municipal Government	() James Duffy	Nov 2, 2027
+	Calhoun Municipal Government	() Justin Evans	Nov 2, 2027
+	Calhoun Municipal Government	() Mark Ledford	Nov 2, 2027
+	Calhoun Municipal Government	() Evan Thomas	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Recorder	() Rebecca Jones	Nov 2, 2027
+	City of Athens	() Larry Eaton AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	() John Duggan AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Perry McCowan AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Steven Sherlin AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	City of Athens	() Jordan Curtis AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	City of Calhoun	() Victor Gregory AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() James Duffy	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Justin Evans	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Mark Ledford	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Evan Thomas	Nov 2, 2027
+	City of Englewood	() Tony Hawn	Nov 2, 2027
+	City of Englewood	() Chris Cochran	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Walter Arrowood, Sr AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Richard Robinson	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Jerry Shirk	Nov 2, 2027
+	City of Etowah	() Burke Garwood	Nov 2, 2027
+	City of Etowah	() Laura Floyd	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Diana Elrod	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Steve Fain	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Gene Keller	Nov 2, 2027
+	City of Niota	() Lois Preece AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Todd Baker	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Renee Brakebill	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() David Dilbeck	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Tony Manney	Nov 2, 2027
+	County Commissioner	() Mark Ward	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mayor	() Tony Hawn	Nov 2, 2027
+	Englewood City Clerk	() Robert Cline AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Recorder	() Robert Cline _none AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Englewood Municipal Government	() Walter "Wally" Dwayne Arrowood, Sr	Nov 2, 2027
+	Englewood Municipal Government	() Chris Cochran	Nov 2, 2027
+	Englewood Municipal Government	() Richard Robinson	Nov 2, 2027
+	Englewood Municipal Government	() Jerry Shirk	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mayor	() Burke Garwood	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Clerk	() Brooke Moses _none AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Etowah City Recorder	() Brooke Moses AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Etowah Municipal Government	() Diana Elrod	Nov 2, 2027
+	Etowah Municipal Government	() Steve Fain	Nov 2, 2027
+	Etowah Municipal Government	() Laura Floyd	Nov 2, 2027
+	Etowah Municipal Government	() Gene Keller	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mayor	() Lois Preece AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Niota City Clerk	() Jeannie Anderson AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Recorder	() Jeannie Anderson AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Niota Municipal Government	() Todd Baker	Nov 2, 2027
+	Niota Municipal Government	() Renee Brakebill	Nov 2, 2027
+	Niota Municipal Government	() David Dilbeck	Nov 2, 2027
+	Niota Municipal Government	() Tony Manney	Nov 2, 2027
+	Niota Municipal Government	() Mark Ward	Nov 2, 2027
▶ School (13: 13 filled, 0 vacant)
+	School Board Member	() Chris Adams	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Abby Carroll	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Johnny Coffman	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Emily Forrest	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Stan Harrison	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Beth Jackson	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Tony Allman	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Tony Campbell	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Donna Casteel	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Mike Cochran	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Taylor Cook	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Kevin Goins	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Bill Irvin	Nov 3, 2026
▶ County (9: 9 filled, 0 vacant)
+	McMinn County	() Melinda King AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Assessor	(?) Keith Price AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Assessor	() Keith Price AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Executive	(?) John Gentry AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Mayor	() John Gentry AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	McMinn County Property Assessor	() Keith Price	Nov 3, 2026
+	McMinn County Register of Deeds	() Cheryl Ingram AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	McMinn County Sheriff	() Joe Guy	Nov 3, 2026
+	Trustee	() Phil Tuggle AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (35: 35 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() Andy Bennett	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() Frank Clement Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() Kristi Davis	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() Thomas Frierson II	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() Steven Maroney	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() W. McBrayer	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() John McClarty	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() Carma McGee	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() William Phillips	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() Valerie Smith	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() J. Stafford	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Appeals Judge	() Jeffrey Usman	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Jill Ayers	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() John Campbell	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() J. Dyer	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Timothy Easter	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Tom Greenholtz	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Kyle Hixson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Robert Holloway Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Camille McMullen	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Robert Montgomery Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Steven Sword	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Robert Wedemeyer	Nov 3, 2026
+	Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	() Matthew Wilson	Nov 3, 2026
+	McMinn County General Sessions Court	() Wylie Richardson	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Judicial District 10	() Jerri Bryant	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Judicial District 10	() Sandra Donaghy	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Judicial District 10	() Andrew Freiberg	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Judicial District 10	() Michael Jenne	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Judicial District 10	() J. Sharp	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Supreme Court Justice	() Jeffrey Bivins	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Supreme Court Justice	() Sarah Campbell	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Supreme Court Justice	() Holly Kirby	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Supreme Court Justice	() Dwight Tarwater	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Supreme Court Justice	() Mary Wagner	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (5: 5 filled, 0 vacant)
+	TN Governor	(R) Bill Lee	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Attorney General	(R) Jonathan Skrmetti	Nov 3, 2026
+	TN Secretary of State	(R) Tre Hargett	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tennessee Senate District 9	(R) Steve Southerland AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tennessee House of Representatives District 23	(R) Mark Cochran AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Federal (13: 13 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Senator — Class 1	(R) Marsha Blackburn AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	U.S. Senator — Class 2	(R) Bill Hagerty AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	U.S. Representative — District 3	(R) Charles Fleischmann AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee	(N) Charles Atchley Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee	(N) Curtis Collier	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee	(N) Clifton Corker	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee	(N) Katherine Crytzer	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee	(N) Robert Edgar	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee	(N) William Campbell Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee	(N) Waverly Crenshaw Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee	(N) Stanley Anderson	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee	(N) J. Breen	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee	(N) John Fowlkes Jr.	Nov 3, 2026

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