{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nNick (Nicholas) Davis is the 5th District member of the Cumberland County Board of Education and is running as an independent for the seat in the August 6, 2026 election [1][4]. He has received the Tennessee School Boards Association's Level I Boardsmanship Award [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nOn January 23, 2025, the Board of Education voted 5-4 against renewing the contract of Director of Schools William Stepp; Davis was among the five members who voted against renewal [2]. Separately, Davis asked the board to reset its committee assignments after a November 30 special-called meeting that he said removed him from the board's policy committee; his challenge failed on a 5-4 vote [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cumberland County Board of Education members](https://www.ccschools.k12tn.net/boardofeducation) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Outrage among parents after Cumberland County school board votes against keeping director \u2014 WATE (via Yahoo News)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/outrage-among-parents-cumberland-county-220710188.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Committee vote stands after being challenged \u2014 Crossville Chronicle](https://www.crossville-chronicle.com/news/local_news/committee-vote-stands-after-being-challenged/article_7cf0e766-9861-11ee-9e3e-13525689a309.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Cumberland County primary results, May 5, 2026 \u2014 The UC Now](https://theucnow.com/2026/05/05/wyatt-trustee-kerley-register-of-deeds-advance-in-cumberland/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","county":"Cumberland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"NICK","fullname":"NICK DAVIS","lastname":"DAVIS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board District 5","county":"Cumberland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board District 5","county":"Cumberland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":"School Board District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent member of the Cumberland County Board of Education for the 5th District; voted against renewing the schools director's contract in the January 2025 board decision.","terms":[],"token":"BKyNp1uj6x"}