{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSteve Scott is a sitting member of the Unicoi County Board of Education and is one of two Republican nominees on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot for the two School Board District 3 seats, an uncontested race with two candidates for two seats [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nScott is one of the six members of the Unicoi County Board of Education [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, State and County General Election, Unicoi County, August 6, 2026](https://unicoivotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/COUNTY-GENERAL.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Unicoi County Schools \u2014 Board of Education](https://www.unicoischools.com/page/board-of-education) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_3","county":"Unicoi","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"STEVE","fullname":"STEVE SCOTT","lastname":"SCOTT","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_3","contest_title":"School Board District 3","county":"Unicoi","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":"Unicoi","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":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Unicoi County Board of Education member running for re-election, unopposed, for a School Board District 3 seat in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"1zJmmwIzpr"}