{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nScott Gillenwaters is an Independent candidate for Anderson County School Board District 6 in Tennessee, running in the August 6, 2026 general election [1]. He currently serves on the Anderson County Board of Education and holds the position of chairman [3]. Gillenwaters has served on the board for 13 years as of 2024 [3]. In that year, he was named the Tennessee School Board Member of the Year, receiving the Hal Henard Distinguished Service Award, and is a Level V master school board member [3]. He also serves as a District Director for the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) and has served as a SCOPE group leader [3].\n\nProfessionally, Gillenwaters works as the Overtur Brand Quality Manager at Allegion Corporation [2]. His social media profile identifies him as a \"Jesus follower, husband, dad... and forever Youth Worker\" based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee [2]. He has served on the Board of Directors for Community Mediation Services and the Oak Ridge Lions Club [3]. Previously, he served on the boards for the Anderson County Education Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Contact Helpline, Camp Wesley Woods, and the Community Reuse Organization of Tennessee (CROET) [3].\n\nDuring his tenure on the school board, Gillenwaters credits the implementation of student school board members, providing Chromebooks to all students, and establishing free breakfast and lunch for all students as key accomplishments [3]. He also claims credit for helping to place a school nurse in every school and increasing the number of social workers and mental health therapists in schools [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Anderson County official sample ballot, August 6, 2026 general election](http://www.acelection.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/August-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf) \u2014 Anderson County Election Commission, accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Scott Gillenwaters (@sgillenwaters) / X](https://x.com/sgillenwaters?lang=en) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-03\n[3] [Congratulations to Scott Gillenwaters, our School Board Chairman...](https://www.facebook.com/ACSchoolsTN/posts/congratulations-to-scott-gillenwaters-our-school-board-chairman-who-was-named-th/1117609557040513/) \u2014 Anderson County Schools (Facebook), accessed 2026-07-03","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Scott","fullname":"Scott Gillenwaters","lastname":"Gillenwaters","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","contest_title":"School Board District 6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","contest_title":"School Board District 6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":"School Board District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Anderson County Board of Education, District 6, member since 2011, running as an independent for reelection in 2026; former two-term county commissioner.","terms":[],"token":"o4YImrZbUT"}