{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nZack Cusick is the incumbent Loudon County Board of Education member for District 6 and is seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election, where he faces Democrat Voan Stone [3].\n\n## Background and education\nCusick played football at Carson-Newman University, seeing limited action at quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2008 [2].\n\n## Career\nCusick is the City of Lenoir City's Parks and Recreation Director. He was elevated to lead the department by the city council after longtime director Steve Harrelson's departure in December 2018, and in that role has overseen park development and turf-improvement projects [1].\n\n## Office history\nCusick represents District 6 on the Loudon County Board of Education and has completed board professional-development recognition, including a Level IV Boardsmanship award [3][4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cusick tabbed as parks and recreation director - News-Herald](https://www.news-herald.net/news/cusick-tabbed-as-parks-and-recreation-director/article_d1b23c95-4dcd-57db-9357-b4baab18fc70.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Zack Cusick - Carson-Newman Eagles athletics](https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cusick_zack00.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Crowded field continues to grow ahead of primary - News-Herald](https://www.news-herald.net/news/crowded-field-continues-to-grow-ahead-of-primary/article_d677c3f8-bf34-4948-84a0-c97d8286d3f2.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Loudon County Schools live feed](https://www.loudoncounty.org/live-feed) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","county":"Loudon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Zack","fullname":"Zack Cusick","lastname":"Cusick","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","contest_title":"County School Board District 6","county":"Loudon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","contest_title":"County School Board District 6","county":"Loudon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":"County School Board District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Loudon County school board member for District 6 and Lenoir City parks and recreation director; former Carson-Newman football player.","terms":[],"token":"Lty4rkK1cd"}