{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nClaire Spotts is the Democratic nominee for Jackson-Madison County School Board District 4 (Position 1) in the August 6, 2026 election, challenging Republican Harvey Walden.[1][2]\n\n## Background and education\nSpotts earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Master of Social Work from the University of Memphis.[3]\n\n## Career\nSpotts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and works as a child and family therapist at The Jackson Clinic in Jackson.[3] Her earlier career includes work as an inpatient social worker at West Tennessee Healthcare, a medical social worker, a Child Protective Services investigator for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, and a transitional-living specialist at Youth Villages.[3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Madison County August 6, 2026 petition candidate list \u2014 Madison County Election Commission](https://madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17463/Petition-Candidate-List-August-2026) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Madison Area Democratic Women \u2014 \"elect Claire Spotts, School Board District 4\" (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/groups/MadisonAreaDemocraticWomen/posts/4218627901728732/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Claire Spotts \u2014 professional profile (LinkedIn)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-spotts-17500558/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_4","county":"Madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 4, Position 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Claire","fullname":"Claire Spotts","lastname":"Spotts","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_4","contest_title":"School Board District 4, Position 1","county":"Madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_4","contest_title":"School Board District 4, Position 1","county":"Madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_4","office_title":"School Board District 4, Position 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic school-board candidate; a licensed clinical social worker and child/family therapist at The Jackson Clinic.","terms":[],"token":"hKin0ollHs"}