{"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","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_columbus_twp","county":"polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Polk County Board Of Education Columbus Twp"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Danielle","fullname":"Danielle Edwards Gibbs","lastname":"Gibbs","middlename":"Edwards","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_columbus_twp","contest_title":"Polk County Board Of Education Columbus Twp","county":"polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"polk","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"polk","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_columbus_twp","contest_title":"Polk County Board Of Education Columbus Twp","county":"polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"polk","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Danielle Edwards Gibbs served on the Polk County Board of Education in Columbus Township, North Carolina, filling a vacancy in 2019 and retaining her seat in 2020.","terms":[],"token":"276500493f373560"}