{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKathy Stuart is the incumbent Sumner County Board of Education member for District 9 and the Republican Party nominee seeking re-election in a three-way general election on the August 6, 2026 ballot, alongside Democrat Holly Cruz and independent Rachel M. Brown [1][2]. She campaigns as an advocate for children's education and the District 9 community [2].\n\n## Office history\nStuart is the sitting District 9 representative on the Sumner County Board of Education [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Federal and State Primary, State Judicial and Sumner County General Elections Sample Ballot](https://www.votesumnertn.org/uploads/files/884379eec0cf6e5fb6f5678acff70a3783bde79d.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Kathy Stuart for Sumner County School Board District 9 \u2014 campaign Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/votekathystuart/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [School Board \u2014 Sumner County Schools](https://www.sumnerschools.org/school-board) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board Member District 9"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"KATHY","fullname":"KATHY STUART","lastname":"STUART","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","contest_title":"School Board Member District 9","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","contest_title":"School Board Member District 9","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":"School Board Member District 9","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Republican school board member for District 9 seeking re-election in a three-way race.","terms":[],"token":"Azg4mfG4mC"}