{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMelissa Amonette is a candidate for the Marshall County school board, District 5, in the 2026 general election.[1][2] Campaigning on her own Facebook page, she has pledged that if elected she will \"have the hard conversations\" and bring \"out of the box suggestions\" to the board.[1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] Melissa Amonette campaign page, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61588623874854\n[2] Decision Desk HQ \u2014 2026 Tennessee Marshall County School Board 5 Republican Primary: https://votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-05-05/tennessee-marshall-county-school-board-5-republican-primary\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","county":"Marshall","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board Member District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"MELISSA","fullname":"MELISSA AMONETTE","lastname":"AMONETTE","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board Member District 5","county":"Marshall","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 Member District 5","county":"Marshall","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 Member District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"TQ1qZQLOik"}