{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- None; running for County School Board District 1 as a Democrat in the May 5, 2026 primary. ([Chalkbeat](https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/04/14/voter-guide-memphis-shelby-county-schools-board-election-district-1/))\n\n- Candidate in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. ([Chalkbeat](https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/04/14/voter-guide-memphis-shelby-county-schools-board-election-district-1/))\n- Describes herself as an \"early career educator\" and a \"classroom teacher.\" ([Chalkbeat](https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/04/14/voter-guide-memphis-shelby-county-schools-board-election-district-1/))\n- Campaign focus includes addressing infrastructure issues like broken air conditioning and lack of janitorial services, arguing that board members prioritize \"egos\" over children. ([JustMyMemphis](https://www.justmymemphis.com/view-post/3720))\n\n## Background and education\n- No specific educational institutions or degrees are mentioned in the provided sources.\n\n## Office history\n- None listed.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=THOMAS&id=103909&f=201601&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-25.*\n\n## Family\n- No family information is mentioned in the provided sources.\n\n\n\n---\n*Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.*\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 1"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Thomas, Hailey","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"10/06/25","documentid":"E4168C47-2E2A-452C-9A49-F7C06E44C00E","documentname":"Thomas, Hailey - Appointment of Treasurer 2026 (2).pdf","documentnameid":["E4168C47-2E2A-452C-9A49-F7C06E44C00E","Thomas, Hailey - Appointment of Treasurer 2026 (2).pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County School Bd., Dist. 1","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"AB16C78F-7880-431E-8AB0-30884DE763C2","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Hailey","fullname":"Hailey Marie Thomas","lastname":"Thomas","middlename":"Marie","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"County School Board District 1","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_1","office_title":"County School Board Division 1","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"County School Board District 1","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_1","office_title":"County School Board Division 1","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_division_1","office_title":"County School Board Division 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"O8RTQO27Mc"}