{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTeresa Crosslin is the appointed incumbent representative for District 3 on the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board and the Republican candidate in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, facing Democrat Darryl Anderson [1][2]. District 3 covers a portion of northwest Clarksville, roughly from the state line to the Bel Air area and from Fort Campbell Boulevard to Big West Fork Creek [3].\n\n## Office history\nThe Montgomery County Commission appointed Crosslin to the vacant District 3 seat on Nov. 10, 2025, selecting her over three other applicants with 11 of 19 votes; the vote required three rounds after early ties with applicant Darryl Anderson [1][3].\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\nCrosslin was sworn in on Nov. 17, 2025, and submitted a resignation that same evening, saying after attending a Tennessee School Boards Association convention and CMCSS orientation that she did not feel she could give the position the commitment it deserved [4]. She then withdrew the resignation; County Attorney Tim Harvey issued an opinion that, because the resignation was withdrawn before taking legal effect under state law, Crosslin remained a School Board member [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Teresa Crosslin appointed to School Board seat by Montgomery County Commission](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/teresa-crosslin-appointed-to-school-board-seat-by-montgomery-county-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Who\u2019s on ballot for Montgomery County mayor, sheriff, commission, School Board](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/whos-on-ballot-for-montgomery-county-mayor-sheriff-commission-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Meet the 4 applicants for vacant Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board seat](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/meet-the-4-applicants-for-vacant-clarksville-montgomery-county-school-board-seat/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [New School Board member Teresa Crosslin resigns hours after swearing-in](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/new-school-board-member-teresa-crosslin-resigns-hours-after-swearing-in-no-reason-given/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[5] [County attorney weighs in: Crosslin can withdraw resignation from School Board](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/county-attorney-weighs-in-crosslin-can-withdraw-resignation-from-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_3","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board Member District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TERESSA","fullname":"TERESSA CROSSLIN","lastname":"CROSSLIN","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_3","contest_title":"School Board Member District 3","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_3","contest_title":"School Board Member District 3","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_3","office_title":"School Board Member District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Appointed Republican CMCSS School Board member for District 3 seeking election in 2026; appointed November 2025 after a resign-then-withdraw episode.","terms":[],"token":"mEKnDMbCRj"}