{"biography":"James Walker is a Republican candidate running for election to the Hamilton County Board of Education to represent District 9 in Tennessee [1]. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary scheduled for May 5, 2026 [1]. Walker previously served as a member of the Hamilton County Board of Education, also representing District 9 [1]. He assumed office on August 4, 2021, after being appointed to the seat by the Hamilton County Commission following the departure of Steve Highlander [12]. Walker left office on September 1, 2022 [1]. In the May 3, 2022 Republican primary for the same district, Walker received 38.2% of the vote (1,515 votes) before losing to incumbent Gary Kuehn, who won with 46.8% of the vote [1]. Walker is 59 years old and seeks to represent the Harrison and Birchwood areas of the county [12].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [James Walker (Tennessee) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Walker_(Tennessee))\n- [2] [James Walker - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Walker)\n- [3] [James Walker (Mississippi) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Walker_(Mississippi))\n- [4] [James Walker (Comal Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Texas, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Walker_(Comal_Justice_of_the_Peace_Precinct_2,_Texas,_candidate_2022))\n- [5] [James Walker (Vermillion County Council, District 3, Indiana, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Walker_(Vermillion_County_Council,_District_3,_Indiana,_candidate_2022))\n- [6] [James Walker (Comal County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Texas, candidate 2026) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Walker_(Comal_County_Justice_of_the_Peace_Precinct_2,_Texas,_candidate_2026))\n- [7] [James D. Walker (Georgia) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_D._Walker_(Georgia))\n- [8] [Walker v. United States - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Walker_v._United_States)\n- [9] [Robert Walker - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Walker)\n- [10] [Hamilton County School District, Tennessee, elections (2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Hamilton_County_School_District,_Tennessee,_elections_(2022))\n- [12] [James Walker to run for Hamilton County school board again | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/dec/03/james-walker-to-run-for-hamilton-county-school/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 9"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"hamilton","displayname":"Walker, James","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/28/26","documentid":"BA62D8DB-80FB-489D-90E5-A0EDC5855114","documentname":"Pre-Primary 2026","documentnameid":["BA62D8DB-80FB-489D-90E5-A0EDC5855114","Pre-Primary 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/10/26","documentid":"D130B5E7-16EA-48DE-8F78-C402F149B937","documentname":"1st Qtr 2026","documentnameid":["D130B5E7-16EA-48DE-8F78-C402F149B937","1st Qtr 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"03/04/26","documentid":"CB99D65E-02D5-49D0-8925-91E3E51E26D5","documentname":"Appt of Treasurer 2026","documentnameid":["CB99D65E-02D5-49D0-8925-91E3E51E26D5","Appt of Treasurer 2026"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/05/22","documentid":"DE5F231F-675C-4EA7-91C9-588DEF51A697","documentname":"2nd Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["DE5F231F-675C-4EA7-91C9-588DEF51A697","2nd Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/25/22","documentid":"CEBAA600-B13A-4206-BD56-8467396EBAD6","documentname":"Pre-Primary 2022","documentnameid":["CEBAA600-B13A-4206-BD56-8467396EBAD6","Pre-Primary 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/25/22","documentid":"B50A6611-855B-4AE9-97DC-07E91644545C","documentname":"1st Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["B50A6611-855B-4AE9-97DC-07E91644545C","1st Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/19/22","documentid":"EB960C0E-E36D-457D-80B3-80518D3B7F9D","documentname":"Appt of Treasurer 2022","documentnameid":["EB960C0E-E36D-457D-80B3-80518D3B7F9D","Appt of Treasurer 2022"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County School Board Dist. 9","source_customer_id":"0F5A08EE-617A-4B11-AD30-E963AE98E120","source_filer_id":"DD472441-C5A3-40D2-9800-6739519DF5F4","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James B. 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