{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nVince Walters, a Washington County Board of Education member representing District 1 since 2022, is running as a Republican for reelection on the Aug. 6, 2026 general-election ballot [1]. Walters led the District 1 field in the May 2026 Republican primary with 1,542 votes [2].\n\n## Office history\nWalters was elected to the board in 2022 [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nDuring the board's April 2026 special session on censuring fellow District 1 member Keith Ervin over a remark to a student board member, Walters said he believed Ervin's comment was inappropriate but favored censure rather than harsher discipline, citing state law limiting the board's options against an elected member [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [One Vote Election Project Washington County \u2014 Tennessee Democracy Network](https://www.tndemocracynetwork.org/onevotewashington) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Washington County school board member who called student 'hot' trails in May primary \u2014 WVLT](https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/05/20/washington-county-school-board-member-who-called-student-hot-trails-may-primary/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Washington Co. BOE votes to censure Keith Ervin after comment to student \u2014 WJHL](https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/live-washington-co-boe-meets-to-discuss-keith-ervins-comment-to-student/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"VINCE","fullname":"VINCE WALTERS","lastname":"WALTERS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"County School Board District 1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"County School Board District 1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"County School Board District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Washington County school board member for District 1 since 2022, led the May 2026 Republican primary field for reelection.","terms":[],"token":"6q0hZSfXGb"}