{"biography":"Cindy Fain is a Republican candidate running for election to the Hamilton County Board of Education to represent District 6 in Tennessee [1]. She appears on the ballot for the Republican primary scheduled for May 5, 2026 [1]. The general election for this seat is set for August 6, 2026 [1]. Fain resides in Chattanooga and maintains a business in downtown Chattanooga [11]. She is married to Lemon Williams and has two daughters who attend public schools [11], [12].\n\nFain previously ran for the same District 6 seat in the 2022 Republican primary. In that election, she finished second with 1,094 votes (37.9%), behind winner Jon Baker, who received 1,142 votes (39.6%) [1], [3]. Third-place finisher Delores Gross Vinson received 649 votes [1]. Following the loss, Fain filed an election challenge with the Tennessee Republican Party Primary Board, alleging that \"illegal Democratic crossover voters\" swayed the outcome [9], [11]. She cited concerns regarding Critical Race Theory and gender identity in schools as motivations for her political engagement [11].\n\nIn addition to her school board campaigns, Fain has been active in local advocacy groups. In 2023, she was elected treasurer of the Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a role she continued from her initial membership in 2022 [12]. She describes herself as a small business owner and emphasizes parental rights in education [12]. Her campaign website lists the neighborhoods of District 6 as Red Bank, North Chattanooga, Lupton City, Stuart Heights, Riverview, and Hill City [8].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Cindy Fain - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Cindy_Fain)\n- [2] [Category:Republican Party - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Republican_Party&filefrom=Arlen+Siegfreid&pagefrom=Cindy+Acree&subcatuntil=Arlen+Siegfreid)\n- [3] [Jon Baker (Tennessee) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jon_Baker_(Tennessee))\n- [4] [Hamilton County School District, Tennessee, elections (2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Hamilton_County_School_District,_Tennessee,_elections_(2022))\n- [5] [sample ballot](https://elect.hamiltontn.gov/Portals/12/HTML/RepSample.html)\n- [6] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n- [7] [2026 Election United States Senate - Tennessee - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TN/2026/)\n- [8] [Cindy Fain for School Board District 6](https://www.votecindyfain.com/)\n- [9] [District 6 school board candidate Cindy Fain contests primary election results | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2022/may/20/cindy-fain/)\n- [10] [Cindy Fain is best choice for school board and more letters to the editors | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/letters/story/2022/apr/14/cindy-fain-best-choice-school-board/567100/)\n- [11] [District 6 School Board Candidate Cindy Fain Makes Election Challenge - Chattanoogan.com](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/5/19/449512/District-6-School-Board-Candidate-Cindy.aspx)\n- [12] [Moms For Liberty Hamilton County Elects New Officers - Chattanoogan.com](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2023/2/23/464603/Moms-For-Liberty-Hamilton-County-Elects.aspx)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 6"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"hamilton","displayname":"Fain, Cindy","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/27/26","documentid":"1AA2A13A-C85D-4408-97DC-4B677CCB73BB","documentname":"Pre-Primary 2026","documentnameid":["1AA2A13A-C85D-4408-97DC-4B677CCB73BB","Pre-Primary 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/09/26","documentid":"2A7128EA-2CC9-4718-B315-59C01D5F023A","documentname":"1st Qtr 2026","documentnameid":["2A7128EA-2CC9-4718-B315-59C01D5F023A","1st Qtr 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"03/02/26","documentid":"3D26822A-5ED1-4ACB-944B-3355F8540340","documentname":"Appt of Treasurer 2026","documentnameid":["3D26822A-5ED1-4ACB-944B-3355F8540340","Appt of Treasurer 2026"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County School Board Dist. 6","source_customer_id":"0F5A08EE-617A-4B11-AD30-E963AE98E120","source_filer_id":"79E79975-B58C-4579-AAD5-9BAD10AE7AF8","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Cindy","fullname":"Cindy Fain","lastname":"Fain","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","contest_title":"County School Board District 6","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":"Hamilton County Schools Board District 6","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"hamilton","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_6","contest_title":"County School Board District 6","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":"Hamilton County Schools Board District 6","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_6","office_title":"Hamilton County Schools Board District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Cindy Fain is a Republican candidate for Hamilton County School Board District 6, previously finishing second in the 2022 primary.","terms":[],"token":"sTowqKpQSZ"}