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Charles Frazier
Office history
Editorial note - same-name confusion. This candidate is not Charles Frazier the novelist who wrote "Cold Mountain." Our subject is a Knoxville multimedia personality and radio broadcaster running for the Knox County Board of Education, District 1.
Current office and 2026 campaign
Charles Frazier is the Republican nominee for Knox County Board of Education District 1 in the August 6, 2026 general election, running against Democrat Breyauna Holloway for the seat being vacated by John Butler 1. He describes himself as focused on improving District 1 while working across party lines, and lists early literacy (increased support and training for K-3 teachers), community partnerships with clinics, health workers and pediatricians, and budget allocation based on safety and security needs, operational efficiency and strategic expansion 1. On parental involvement he says, "You don't get them to come to Jesus by beating on them. You get them to come to Jesus by loving them." 1
Background and education
Frazier, 71, is a Carter High graduate 2. He comes from a family with a legacy in education - his grandfather and sister were teachers 2.
Career
Frazier is a multimedia personality, writer/producer and internet content creator, and a former substitute teacher at Austin-East High School who broadcasts sports for WJBE Radio 12. He serves as a board member of the Helen Ross McNabb Center, has administered state tests and managed data for Tennessee, and referenced involvement in Austin-East improvements dating to 1989 21.
Sources
Public filings
Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.
Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) —
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.
Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Frazier”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below. - County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — most major TN counties use the EasyVote portal. Select the relevant county and search by candidate name (“Frazier”).
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Frazier”and, if needed, select the applicable position.