{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMyles Wilson represents District 1 on the Fayette County (Tennessee) Board of Education and appears on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot for that seat [1].\n\n## Background and education\nWilson's ties to Fayette County education date to 1951, when he began school at Wirt Elementary School in Oakland, and he graduated from Fayette County Training School in 1963 [1].\n\n## Career\nWilson began his teaching career at William Penn Ware High School and, over his career in Fayette County schools, held positions as teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal, principal, and superintendent [1]. He served as president of the Fayette County Education Association and founded the local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers [1]. He remains active with the Bernard Community Center, Fayette County Citizens for Progress, the E-911 Board, the NAACP, and the Memphis Health Center (Rossville) Dewitt Center [1].\n\n## Office history\nWilson served 28 years on the Fayette County Commission before his tenure on the Board of Education [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Getting To Know Our School Board Members - Fayette County Public Schools](https://www.fcsk12.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=309473&type=d&pREC_ID=2134196) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"MYLES","fullname":"MYLES WILSON","lastname":"WILSON","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"School Board District 1","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"School Board District 1","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"School Board District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Longtime Fayette County educator, from teacher to superintendent, and a former 28-year county commissioner; represents District 1 on the county school board.","terms":[],"token":"6Fz6JGE4db"}