{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Matthew Lynn Reese","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMatthew L. Reese currently serves on the Alexander County Board of Education[1]. He is an incumbent running for re-election to School Board District 3 in the 2026 election[3]. Reese previously won a seat on District 2 during the 2022 election cycle, where he was one of four candidates elected to new positions on the board[2].\n\nFiling for the upcoming 2026 race opened on December 1 at noon[3]. As of December 17, 2025, Reese had officially filed as a candidate for School Board District 3 alongside other incumbents seeking re-election to various countywide offices[3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nMatthew L. Reese is a candidate for the Alexander County Board of Education District 3 [3]. He previously ran for the Alexander County Board of Education District 2 in 2022 [1]. In that election, he was one of four candidates who took seats on the board, having received votes from the electorate [2]. Reese is listed as an incumbent candidate filing for the 2026 election cycle alongside other countywide offices [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nMatthew L. Reese served on the Alexander County Board of Education for District 2 [1]. He was elected in November 2022 to a term beginning shortly thereafter, joining three other new board members including Rob Arguelles, Joshua Dagenhart, and Anthony McLain [2]. During his tenure, he represented the interests of constituents within District 2 [1].\n\nReese sought re-election to the Alexander County Board of Education for District 3 in the 2026 election cycle [3]. As of December 17, 2025, he had filed as a candidate for this position alongside incumbent Rob Arg\u00fcelles and Joshua Dagenhart [3]. The outcome of this upcoming election is not yet known.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Matthew L. Reese (Alexander County Board of Education District 2 ...](https://ballotpedia.org/Matthew_L._Reese_(Alexander_County_Board_of_Education_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n[2] [Arguelles, Dagenhart, McLain, Reese take School Board seats](https://www.facebook.com/taylorsvilletimes/posts/arguelles-dagenhart-mclain-reese-take-school-board-seats-the-alexander-county-bo/567089628752769/)\n[3] [CANDIDATE FILING UPDATE, DEC. 17, 2025 -- Alexander County ...](https://www.facebook.com/taylorsvilletimes/posts/candidate-filing-update-dec-17-2025-alexander-county-candidates-for-several-coun/1463276532467403/)","firstname":"Matthew","lastname":"Reese","middlename":"Lynn","suffix":null,"token":"cd7967a0a0a203a7"},"token":"pY5B_v4dItqZ_a0T"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":"county_school_board","office":"county_school_board","officedescription":"A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County School Board Member","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Alexander County Board Of Education District 03"}