{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nScotty Lewis is the incumbent member of the Smith County Board of Education for District 8 (Elmwood) and is seeking re-election as an Independent candidate on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1][2]. The District 8 school-board race also includes Stanley Claywell, J.D. Driver and Tressa D. Bush [1].\n\n## Office history\nLewis has represented District 8 (Elmwood) on the Smith County Board of Education since 2022 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Qualified Candidates for May 5, 2026 Election - Smith County Election Commission](https://smithcountyelection.com/upload_petitions/petitions.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Smith County Board of Education - Smith County Schools](https://www.smithcoedu.com/smith-county-board-of-education-hom) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_8","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"SCOTTY","fullname":"SCOTTY LEWIS","lastname":"LEWIS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_8","contest_title":"School Board District 8","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_8","contest_title":"School Board District 8","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_8","office_title":"School Board District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Smith County Board of Education member for District 8 (Elmwood) since 2022, seeking re-election as an Independent in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"oF2kVQRTlr"}