{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- **Chairman**, Fayette County Schools Board of Education, representing District 3. Affiliated with FCPS since 2011. ([FCPS LinkedIn post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fayette-county-public-schools-tn-88747a11a_school-board-member-warner-speakman-represents-activity-6920435232949059584-RQ1I))\n\n## Career\n- Military veteran.\n- Completed an IBEW Local 58 apprenticeship in Detroit and graduated as a journeyman electrician.\n- Earned an Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree via night school in Southfield, Michigan.\n- Worked with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Engineering Design group specializing in electronics and communications.\n- Long-time contractor; 30-year design-firm partner. Has expressed interest in expanding CTE programs. ([FCPS Board Members](https://www.fcsk12.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=309473&type=d&pREC_ID=2134196))\n\n- Named defendant in an October 2025 lawsuit filed by four Black Fayette County Schools employees alleging racial discrimination and retaliation; community demonstrators in 2025 called for his resignation alongside then-interim superintendent Eddie Keel. ([Action News 5, Oct 2025](https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/10/24/four-black-staff-members-sue-fayette-co-school-board-over-discrimination/), [Tennessee Lookout, Aug 2025](https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/08/21/fayette-co-organizers-call-for-spending-boycott-demand-transparency-from-county-school-board/))\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SPEAKMAN&id=93192&f=196795&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SPEAKMAN&id=93192&f=185396&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SPEAKMAN&id=93192&f=172213&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-23.*\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_3","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 3"},{"contest":"school_board_district_3","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Warner","fullname":"Warner E. Speakman","lastname":"Speakman","middlename":"E.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_3","contest_title":"School Board District 3","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_3","contest_title":"School Board District 3","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_3","office_title":"School Board District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"school_board_district_3","contest_title":"School Board District 3","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"school_board_district_3","office_title":"School Board District 3","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"fayette","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"school_board_district_3","contest_title":"School Board District 3","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"school_board_district_3","office_title":"School Board District 3","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"school_board_district_3","office_title":"School Board District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"0V0bAfhkol"}