{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKay L. Campbell is an independent candidate for the Lincoln County Board of Education, District 5, a single-winner (vote for one) seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot; her opponent is Brian Curtis [1][2]. Campbell announced her candidacy in June 2026 [3].\n\n## Career\nCampbell is a retired educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience at every grade level. She has taught at private religious schools, Huntland High School, Fayetteville Middle School, Highland Rim, and Lincoln County High School, and spent her last six years teaching -- mostly as an elementary Spanish teacher -- with Huntsville City Schools [3].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Kay Campbell announces candidacy for District 5 Lincoln County School Board - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/2026/06/22/kay-campbell-announces-candidacy-for-district-5-lincoln-county-school-board/) (article is paywalled; career details above drawn from the indexed announcement text)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [List of Candidates, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/LIST%20OF%20CANDIDATES%205-18-2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [General Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/GENERAL%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Kay Campbell announces candidacy for District 5 Lincoln County School Board - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/2026/06/22/kay-campbell-announces-candidacy-for-district-5-lincoln-county-school-board/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kay","fullname":"Kay L. Campbell","lastname":"Campbell","middlename":"L.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board District 5","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board District 5","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":"School Board District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Lincoln County school board District 5; retired teacher with 20+ years across county schools and Huntsville City Schools.","terms":[],"token":"PHO4RV9Hy1"}