{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTamarques Porter is a candidate for the Memphis-Shelby County School Board, District 4 [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nPorter is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, and a graduate of Melrose High School [2]. He attended Texas Southern University and subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and a Master of Science in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix [2].\n\n## Career\nPorter serves as a Cybersecurity Specialist with the U.S. Department of Treasury [2].\n\nPorter advocates for educational opportunities for incarcerated individuals through the Tennessee Higher Education Prison Initiative (THEI) [2]. He also serves as a mentor and facilitator in Dr. Clifford Black's Super Learning Literacy Class, which focuses on language and computer literacy skills [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/votetporter/)\n[2] [Campaign Site](https://www.votetporter.com/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_division_4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board Division 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Tamarques","fullname":"Tamarques Porter ","lastname":"","middlename":"Porter","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_division_4","contest_title":"County School Board Division 4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_4","office_title":"County School Board Division 4","party":"Nonpartisan","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_division_4","contest_title":"County School Board Division 4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_4","office_title":"County School Board Division 4","party":"Nonpartisan","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"Nonpartisan","primary":null,"term":{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_4","office_title":"County School Board Division 4","party":"Nonpartisan","state":"TN","term_end":"2028-08-01","term_start":"2024-08-01"},"year":2024}],"office_key":"county_school_board_division_4","office_title":"County School Board Division 4","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_4","office_title":"County School Board Division 4","party":"Nonpartisan","state":"TN","term_end":"2028-08-01","term_start":"2024-08-01"}]}],"terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2024-08-01","office":"county_school_board_division_4","state":"TN","term_end":"2028-08-01","term_start":"2024-08-01","title":"County School Board Division 4"}],"token":"LLkcfLSVd5"}