{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Josh (The Dags) Dagenhart","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoshua Stephen Dagenhart is an incumbent member of the Alexander County Board of Education, running for reelection to the board's District 4 seat in the November 3, 2026 general election [2].\n\n## Office history\nDagenhart, known locally as \"The Dags,\" was first elected to the Board of Education in November 2022, winning one of two seats up for election in the board's then-configured District 2 with 1,320 votes (20.35%) [1].\n\n## Family\nDagenhart's wife, Jessica, is a substitute teacher with Alexander County Schools; the couple has three children who attend public schools in the district [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Arguelles, Dagenhart, McLain, Reese take School Board seats \u2013 The Taylorsville Times](https://www.taylorsvilletimes.com/2022/11/09/arguelles-dagenhart-mclain-reese-take-school-board-seats/)\n- [2] [Candidates continue filing for 2026 Elections \u2013 The Taylorsville Times](https://www.taylorsvilletimes.com/2025/12/10/candidates-continue-filing-for-2026-elections/)","firstname":"Joshua","lastname":"Dagenhart","middlename":"Stephen","suffix":null,"token":"673454cf18c51a89"},"token":"4DG8w6XqZ56srqeq"}],"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 04"}