{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGene Ross is the incumbent Hardeman County School Board member for District 2, Position 3, and is seeking re-election as an independent candidate in the August 6, 2026 county general election, against Democratic nominee Tanisha Mitchell [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nRoss currently holds the District 2, Position 3 seat on the Hardeman County School Board [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Local Election Update: Who Has Pulled a Petition (Hatchie Press)](https://hatchiepress.com/local-election-update-pulled-petitions-how-to-become-candidate-2026/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_2_seat_c","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 2, Position 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Gene","fullname":"Gene Ross","lastname":"Ross","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_2_seat_c","contest_title":"School Board District 2, Position 3","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_2_seat_c","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_2_seat_c","contest_title":"School Board District 2, Position 3","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_2_seat_c","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_2_seat_c","office_title":"School Board District 2, Position 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Hardeman County School Board member for District 2, Position 3, seeking re-election as an independent in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"toXvzYJ8mo"}