{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAlex Pell is listed as a District 1 representative on the Polk County, Tennessee Board of Education in the county government's official board roster [1]. He is a candidate for the District 1 school board seat on the August 6, 2026 ballot, running as an Independent [2]. His candidacy is presented through the nonpartisan Good Party platform as \"a new voice for Polk County students and parents,\" pledging to run outside the two-party system with grassroots funding and anti-corruption commitments; the Good Party profile is listed as unclaimed and carries no further biographical detail [2].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Alex Pell - Polk County District 1 School Board (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/p/Alex-Pell-Polk-County-District-1-School-Board-100080944313809/) (campaign Facebook page; content not fully accessible without login)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Board of Education - Polk County Government](https://www.polkgovernment.com/board-edu.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Alex Pell for Polk County School Board - District 1 | Good Party](https://goodparty.org/candidate/alex-pell/polk-county-school-board-district-1) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"Polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Alex","fullname":"Alex Pell","lastname":"Pell","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"School Board District 1","county":"Polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"School Board District 1","county":"Polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"School Board District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Listed on Polk County (TN) official board roster as a District 1 board member; Independent candidate for the District 1 school board seat, Aug. 6, 2026.","terms":[],"token":"PaII1O0wvT"}