{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBob L. Larkins is a sitting member of the Hawkins County Board of Education representing District 1, appointed by the Hawkins County Board of Commissioners in October 2025 to fill an unexpired term [1][2]. He is the Republican Party nominee for the District 1 unexpired-term seat on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot [3], having won the Republican primary earlier in 2026 with 531 votes [4].\n\n## Office history\nSince joining the school board Larkins has been recognized by the Tennessee School Boards Association with a Boardsmanship Award, one of three Hawkins County members to receive the honor in the same cycle [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hawkins County commission appoints Bob Larkins to school board (Kingsport Times News)](https://timesnews.net/news/4548/hawkins-county-commission-appoints-bob-larkins-to-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[2] [Hawkins County commission appoints Bob Larkins to school board (Johnson City Press)](https://johnsoncitypress.com/news/353796/hawkins-county-commission-appoints-bob-larkins-to-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[3] [Official Ballot, Hawkins County, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[4] [3rd Notice Hawkins Co May 5](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/classifieds/community/public_notices/pdfdisplayad_7d454c9e-b421-5d2a-8ac7-37f77875f67f.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[5] [TSBA recognizes achievements of local School Board members](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/rogersville/article_32b9cb68-4f3f-502f-876a-950456035bf1.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1_unexpired","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board Member District 1 Unexpired Term"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"BOB","fullname":"BOB L. LARKINS","lastname":"LARKINS","middlename":"L.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1_unexpired","contest_title":"School Board Member District 1 Unexpired Term","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"hawkins","office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"Hawkins County Schools Board District 1","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"hawkins","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1_unexpired","contest_title":"School Board Member District 1 Unexpired Term","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"hawkins","office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"Hawkins County Schools Board District 1","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"Hawkins County Schools Board District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Hawkins County Board of Education member for District 1, appointed in October 2025 to an unexpired term and now seeking election to complete it.","terms":[],"token":"a165Ps7Mv6"}