{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nVicki Gandee is a Germantown real estate agent who has announced her candidacy for Position 4 on the Germantown Municipal School Board in the 2026 election [2]. As of May 2026, she remains on the ballot for this upcoming race.\n\nGandee\u2019s campaign has been marked by controversy regarding a pending personal injury lawsuit against the school district [1][6]. During the previous 2024 cycle, she was a candidate for Position 5 and withdrew from a scheduled debate hours before it began [3][4]. In that prior race, she and her opponent Andy Ellis held differing views on school vouchers [5][8].\n\n## Background and education\n\nVicki Gandee is a real estate agent residing in Germantown [2]. She attended Germantown High School and earned a degree from the University of Memphis [2]. Gandee has been involved in legal proceedings against the Germantown Municipal School District, with court records indicating a personal injury case filed in July 2016 involving Jackson Gandee and the district [1][6].\n\n## Career\n\nVicki Gandee works as a real estate agent in Germantown [2]. She is also involved in legal proceedings against the Germantown Municipal School District; she filed a personal injury lawsuit against the district in July 2016 following an injury to her son, seeking $5 million in damages [1][6][9]. The case was initially filed as a jury trial but was dismissed on December 6, 2022 [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nGandee served as a real estate agent in Germantown [2]. She ran for Position 5 on the Germantown School Board in 2024 but withdrew from the race prior to the election [4][7]. Prior to withdrawing, she had been scheduled to debate candidate Andy Ellis regarding issues such as school vouchers [5][8]. Gandee also withdrew from a scheduled debate approximately three hours before it was set to take place on September 26, 2024 [3][4].\n\nGandee filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Germantown Municipal School District in July 2016 [1]. The case, identified as Jackson Gandee vs. Germantown Municipal School District, was initiated as an initial filing and remained active with a dismissal calendar event scheduled for December 2022 [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\n\nVicki Gandee\u2019s public record includes a personal injury lawsuit filed against the Germantown Municipal School District in July 2016 [1]. She is a real estate agent who announced her candidacy for the Germantown School Board Position 4 seat [2]. During the 2024 election cycle, Gandee was a candidate for Position 5 on the Germantown school board [4].\n\nIn that 2024 race, Gandee and fellow candidate Andy Ellis held differing views on school vouchers [5][8]. Gandee withdrew from a scheduled debate with Ellis approximately three hours before the event took place on September 26, 2024 [3][4].\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\n\nGandee filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Germantown Municipal School District in July 2016 [1]. The case, identified as Jackson Gandee vs. Germantown Municipal School District, was initiated on July 6, 2016, and remained active with a dismissal calendar date set for December 6, 2022 [1].\n\nDuring the 2024 school board election cycle, Gandee withdrew from a scheduled debate approximately three hours before it was to take place on September 26, 2024 [4]. The Daily Memphian reported that Gandee, then a candidate for Position 5, backed out of the event shortly before its start time [3].\n\nGandee\u2019s platform in the 2024 race included positions on school vouchers that differed from her opponent Andy Ellis [5]. Media coverage highlighted these diverging views on voucher policy between the two candidates during that election cycle [8].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nVicki Gandee is a real estate agent in Germantown [2]. She has been involved in legal proceedings against the Germantown Municipal School District (GMSD); court records list her as the plaintiff in a personal injury case titled \"Jackson Gandee vs. Germantown Municipal School District\" filed in July 2016 [1][6]. The case was initiated as a personal injury suit and remained active in the circuit court system through at least December 2022 [1].\n\nSpecific details regarding her business ownership stakes, sales of businesses, or the specific source of her family wealth are not provided in the available reporting materials.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Docket Entries - Circuit Court](https://circuitdata.shelbycountytn.gov/crweb/ck_public_qry_doct.cp_dktrpt_docket_report?case_id=CT-002745-16&begin_date=&end_date=)\n[2] [Germantown real estate agent to seek school board seat](https://dailymemphian.com/article/45699/germantown-real-estate-agent-seeks-school-board-seat)\n[3] [Gandee backs out of GMSD debate hours before event](https://dailymemphian.com/article/46727/vicki-gandee-withdraws-germantown-school-board-debate)\n[4] [Vicki Gandee, a candidate for Position 5 on Germantown's ...](https://www.facebook.com/DailyMemphian/posts/vicki-gandee-a-candidate-for-position-5-on-germantowns-school-board-withdrew-fro/1065628595570933/)\n[5] [Germantown school board candidates Vicki Gandee and ...](https://www.facebook.com/DailyMemphian/posts/germantown-school-board-candidates-vicki-gandee-and-andy-ellis-differ-on-school-/1038021088331684/)\n[6] [Germantown school board candidate has lawsuit against ...](https://dailymemphian.com/article/45834/vicki-gandee-gmsd-lawsuit-germantown-school-board-2024)\n[7] [Election 2024: City of Germantown Alderman & School ...](https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/politics/elections/election-2024-city-of-germantown-alderman-school-board-results/522-e9145439-619a-4ee0-9f6c-760c24a1e268)\n[8] [Germantown school board candidates differ on vouchers - Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/45938/germantown-school-board-andy-ellis-vicki-gandee-2024)\n[9] [Vicki Gandee, candidate for Germantown Municipal School District's ...](https://www.facebook.com/DailyMemphian/posts/vicki-gandee-candidate-for-germantown-municipal-school-districts-school-board-ha/1039495038184289/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"germantown_school_board_position_4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Germantown School Board Position 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Vicki","fullname":"Vicki Gandee","lastname":"Gandee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"germantown_school_board_position_4","contest_title":"Germantown School Board Position 4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"germantown_school_board_position_4","office_title":"Germantown School Board Position 4","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"germantown_school_board_position_4","contest_title":"Germantown School Board Position 4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"germantown_school_board_position_4","office_title":"Germantown School Board Position 4","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"germantown_school_board_position_4","office_title":"Germantown School Board Position 4","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Vicki Gandee is a Germantown school board candidate who withdrew from a debate and faces a $5M lawsuit against the district regarding her son's injury.","terms":[],"token":"E6bSfG75xi"}