{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Kim Plemmons","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"Kimberly G. Plemmons is a candidate for the Buncombe County Schools Board of Education District 6 in the 2026 election. The District 6 seat is a nonpartisan, elected position on the Buncombe County Schools Board of Education, representing families and students in that district and participating in board decisions on policy and budgeting [1][3].\n\nPlemmons previously ran for the same board seat in the 2022 general election, appearing on the ballot on November 8, 2022 alongside fellow candidate Greg Parks. The 2022 race listed her as a nonpartisan candidate and she did not complete Ballotpedia\u2019s Candidate Connection survey at that time [1][3].\n\nPublicly available information about Plemmons\u2019 education, professional background, or specific policy positions is limited. The only contact detail provided in the sources is an email address, kimberly.plemmons@yahoo.com, which can be used for voter outreach or inquiries [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [3] [Kim Plemmons (Buncombe County Board of Education Erwin District, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kim_Plemmons_(Buncombe_County_Board_of_Education_Erwin_District,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))","firstname":"Kimberly","lastname":"Plemmons","middlename":"G","suffix":null,"token":"0d3da5b8e6a50b1a"},"token":"2WMYoe1IhPHnKMOc"},{"candidatename":"Taras Shevchenko","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Taras Grigoriy Shevchenko is a registered voter in Buncombe County, North Carolina, registered since 2004 (22 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Taras Grigoriy Shevchenko's year of birth as 1981; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 2 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2020-11-03 general election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Taras Grigoriy Shevchenko can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Taras","lastname":"Shevchenko","middlename":"Grigoriy","suffix":null,"token":"bb0f6980fc094b34"},"token":"pGGWocsK4HQ-vrWX"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":"school_board","office":"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":"School Board Member","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Buncombe County Schools Board Of Education District 06"}