{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoshua Stephen Dagenhart is an incumbent member of the Alexander County Board of Education, running for reelection to the board's District 4 seat in the November 3, 2026 general election [2].\n\n## Office history\nDagenhart, known locally as \"The Dags,\" was first elected to the Board of Education in November 2022, winning one of two seats up for election in the board's then-configured District 2 with 1,320 votes (20.35%) [1].\n\n## Family\nDagenhart's wife, Jessica, is a substitute teacher with Alexander County Schools; the couple has three children who attend public schools in the district [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Arguelles, Dagenhart, McLain, Reese take School Board seats \u2013 The Taylorsville Times](https://www.taylorsvilletimes.com/2022/11/09/arguelles-dagenhart-mclain-reese-take-school-board-seats/)\n- [2] [Candidates continue filing for 2026 Elections \u2013 The Taylorsville Times](https://www.taylorsvilletimes.com/2025/12/10/candidates-continue-filing-for-2026-elections/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Alexander County Board Of Education District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joshua","fullname":"Joshua Stephen Dagenhart","lastname":"Dagenhart","middlename":"Stephen","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Alexander County Board Of Education District 04","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"alexander","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"alexander","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Alexander County Board Of Education District 04","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"alexander","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":"Joshua Stephen Dagenhart is running again for the Alexander County Board of Education, District\u202f04, after a 2022 candidacy for District\u202f2.","terms":[],"token":"673454cf18c51a89"}