{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Danielle E. Gibbs","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDanielle Edwards Gibbs is the Republican candidate for the Polk County Board of Education, Columbus Township seat, in the November 3, 2026 general election. She is the incumbent; a 2022 Tryon Daily Bulletin report on the county's school board races also identified her as the incumbent running unopposed for the same seat that year [1]. Her 2026 candidacy is listed in the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing records [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Polk Schools: Status quo, or is it time for change? \u2013 Tryon Daily Bulletin](https://tryondailybulletin.com/2022/10/14/polk-schools-status-quo-or-is-it-time-for-change/)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"Danielle","lastname":"Gibbs","middlename":"Edwards","suffix":null,"token":"276500493f373560"},"token":"DfFOqA8zFK2oNDzO"}],"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":"Polk County Board Of Education Columbus Twp"}