{"age":66,"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCandidate for Republican nomination, Fayette County Schools Board District 1, in the May 5, 2026 primary.\n\nNo substantive public biographical information was found in local news, Ballotpedia, or on the [Fayette County Public Schools board member directory](https://www.fcsk12.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=309473&type=d&pREC_ID=2134196), which currently lists Merrel Miller, Rebecca Trimm, and Myles Wilson in District 1. Curran appears to be a non-incumbent challenger. No campaign website was located.\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=CURRAN&id=77374&f=198641&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-23.*\n","birthdate":"Sat, 26 Dec 1959 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 1"},{"contest":"school_board_district_1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James M. Curran","lastname":"Curran","middlename":"M.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"School Board District 1","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"School Board District 1","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"School Board District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"school_board_district_1","contest_title":"School Board District 1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"school_board_district_1","office_title":"School Board District 1","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"fayette","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"school_board_district_1","contest_title":"School Board District 1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"school_board_district_1","office_title":"School Board District 1","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"school_board_district_1","office_title":"School Board District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"VoBmo4UUML"}