{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Chris Worley","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nWilliam Christopher Worley, known as Chris Worley, is the Republican incumbent representing District 4 on the Columbus County Schools Board of Education, in his first term. He is running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. He was elected chair of the Columbus County Board of Education on December 4, 2025, after serving as vice-chair in 2025 [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [School board leaders elected \u2013 NR Columbus](https://www.nrcolumbus.com/news/school-board-leaders-elected/article_dade59e9-c081-4f15-8c29-98cc005961a3.html) \u2014 published 2025-12-17, accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"William","lastname":"Worley","middlename":"Christopher","suffix":null,"token":"b922aa8ca5fdf398"},"token":"-vHwj5F5nCRTv0rh"}],"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":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Columbus County Schools Board Of Education District 04"}