{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRachel Davis is a candidate for Collierville Schools Board of Education Position 2 in the August 6, 2026 election, running as a Republican [1][2]. She is one of the Republican primary candidates on May 5, 2026 for the seat being vacated by incumbent Wanda Chism, alongside fellow Republican candidate Mike Ebbs [2]. Her public campaign communications are conducted via Facebook [3].\n\n## Background and education\nDavis moved to Collierville so that her daughter could remain in the Collierville Schools district [1][5]. Beyond what is summarized above, additional biographical detail \u2014 formal education, earlier professional career, civic involvement outside Life Choices of Memphis \u2014 is not available in the public sources reviewed for this entry, including her own LinkedIn profile.\n\n## Career\nDavis is Director of Community Relations at Life Choices of Memphis, which the Daily Memphian describes as \"a nonprofit encouraging women to choose adoption over abortion for their infants\" [1]. She has held that position for five years and volunteered with the organization for approximately a decade before joining the staff \u2014 fifteen years of involvement with the organization in total [1]. In her public statements about the campaign she has said the experience has helped equip her for public service and that she believes she has the leadership qualities to benefit the school board [1].\n\nHer LinkedIn profile lists the Life Choices role as her sole employment and contains no education entries [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Rachel Davis seeks Collierville Schools board seat - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/58733/rachel-davis-collierville-schools-board-election) (paywalled subscriber article)\n[2] [Contender joins race in Republican primary for Collierville Schools board seat - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/61026/mike-ebbs-rachel-davis-republican-primary-collierville-schools-board)\n[3] [Rachel Davis for Collierville Schools Board - campaign Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578556166077)\n[4] [Rachel Davis - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-davis-18b1882aa/) (LinkedIn requires login; the profile as of May 2026 lists only the Life Choices role and shows no education entries)\n[5] [Daily Memphian on Facebook: Davis moved to Collierville so her daughter could stay in the district](https://www.facebook.com/DailyMemphian/posts/1477164257750696/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"collierville_school_board_position_2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Collierville School Board Position 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rachel","fullname":"Rachel Davis","lastname":"Davis","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"collierville_school_board_position_2","contest_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"collierville_school_board_position_2","office_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"collierville_school_board_position_2","contest_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"collierville_school_board_position_2","office_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"collierville_school_board_position_2","office_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Rachel Davis is running for Collierville Schools Board Position 2 after relocating to the district; sources also list her as an MTSU sociology professor and Vanderbilt Law alum.","terms":[],"token":"KBVFDB1puG"}