{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMatthew Adkins is a candidate for the Lewis County school board, District 5, in the 2026 general election.[1] He was sworn in as a school board member in October 2024 and was still serving on the board as of January 2025.[1][2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] Lewis County Herald \u2014 \"Board of Education swears in new board members,\" Oct. 3, 2024: https://www.lewisherald.com/story/2024/10/03/education/board-of-education-swears-in-new-board-members/8801.html\n[2] Lewis County Herald \u2014 \"Lewis County School Board Recognized for School Board Appreciation Week,\" Jan. 30, 2025: https://www.lewisherald.com/story/2025/01/30/education/lewis-county-school-board-recognized-for-school-board-appreciation-week/9519.html\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","county":"Lewis","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Matthew","fullname":"Matthew Adkins","lastname":"Adkins","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board District 5","county":"Lewis","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board District 5","county":"Lewis","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":"School Board District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"NKSEib5UqB"}