{"biography":"Daniel Scott Shetley is a candidate for one of the four open seats on the Asheville City Schools Board of Education in the November\u202f3\u202f2026 general election. The Board of Education is charged with setting district policies, establishing educational goals, providing operational oversight, and serving as a liaison between the community and the leadership of Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools\u202f[12].\n\nPublicly available sources provide limited biographical detail about Shetley; the article does not list his education, professional experience, or prior elected service. His participation in the candidate questionnaire is recorded, though his answer to the question on the three\u2011year collaborative funding strategy is truncated in the report\u202f[12].\n\nIn the questionnaire, Shetley indicated that he would work with the newly approved collaborative funding plan, which allocates roughly 15\u202f% of a $119\u202fmillion annual pool to Asheville City Schools, to sustain programming\u202f[12]. No additional policy positions, endorsements, or specific accomplishments were detailed in the source.\n\n## Sources\n- [12] [Candidates for Asheville Board of Education share their stances on collaborative funding, staff morale and environmental issues \u2013 Mountain Xpress](https://mountainx.com/news/politics-elections/candidates-for-asheville-board-of-education-share-their-stances-on-collaborative-funding-staff-morale-and-environmental-issues/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"buncombe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Asheville City Schools Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Daniel","fullname":"Daniel Scott Shetley","lastname":"Shetley","middlename":"Scott","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Asheville City Schools Board Of Education","county":"buncombe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"buncombe","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"buncombe","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Asheville City Schools Board Of Education","county":"buncombe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"buncombe","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Daniel Scott Shetley is running for the Asheville City Schools Board of Education in 2026, emphasizing support for the collaborative funding plan.","terms":[],"token":"03a1b37f4a167770"}