{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDriscoll \"Cole\" Augustine is an independent candidate for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board, District 7, in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, in a race that also includes Republican Chris Trawinski, Democrat Duana Hall, and independent Hunter Stapp [1][2].\n\n## Background and career\nAugustine is an Army veteran, physician, and educator who grew up in central Illinois and joined the Army National Guard in 2001 at age 17, serving as a mechanic [1]. He works for Vanderbilt Medical Group supporting community health and provides sports-medicine coverage for the Red River Spartans and Kirkwood High School football [1]. He is a lifetime member of the VFW and the Sons of the American Revolution and a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine [1].\n\n## Family\nAugustine's wife, Nida, is a medical director with Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, and their three children attend Kirkwood Elementary School [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cole Augustine running for Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board, District 7](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/cole-augustine-running-for-clarksville-montgomery-county-school-board-district-7/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Who\u2019s on ballot for Montgomery County mayor, sheriff, commission, School Board](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/whos-on-ballot-for-montgomery-county-mayor-sheriff-commission-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_7","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board Member District 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"DRISCOLL","fullname":"DRISCOLL \"COLE\" AUGUSTINE","lastname":"AUGUSTINE","middlename":"\"COLE\"","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_7","contest_title":"School Board Member District 7","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_7","contest_title":"School Board Member District 7","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_7","office_title":"School Board Member District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for CMCSS School Board District 7 in 2026; Army veteran and Vanderbilt sports-medicine physician.","terms":[],"token":"6C3pNrWkfC"}