{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Angela E. Smith","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAngela Evans Smith is a candidate for the Montgomery County Schools Board of Education District 7 in 2026. She currently serves as the District 7 representative on the board and appears to be seeking re-election.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Board of Education \u2013 Montgomery County Schools](https://www.montgomery.k12.nc.us/board-of-education/board-of-education)","firstname":"Angela","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Evans","suffix":null,"token":"4fd8ccd73e8aace2"},"token":"OKvBBEc51D7md_2Q"},{"candidatename":"Deidra Murphy Steed","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDeidra Murphy Steed filed as a candidate for the Montgomery County Board of Education, District 7, on December 18, 2025, ahead of the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Filing List (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"Deidra","lastname":"Steed","middlename":"Murphy","suffix":null,"token":"f9996004a33b214a"},"token":"wYzXz98LxPklKXwA"}],"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":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Montgomery County Board Of Education District 07"}