{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Baker appears on the August 6, 2026 Hardin County general-election ballot as a Republican Party Nominee for School Board, District 8 (vote for one) [1]. Independent candidate David Carroll also appears on the District 8 school board ballot [1].\n\n## Office history\nBaker is an incumbent member of the Hardin County Board of Education and has served as the board's vice-chairman [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardin County General Election Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (PDF)](https://www.hardincoelections.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GEN-Website-Sample.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Hardin County Board of Education - Board Members and Meetings](https://www.hardincoschools.com/board-members-and-meetings/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_8","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Baker","lastname":"Baker","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_8","contest_title":"School Board District 8","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_8","contest_title":"School Board District 8","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_8","office_title":"School Board District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Hardin County school board member for District 8 and board vice-chairman, running for re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"accDsDtGON"}