{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJonathan Yancey is a Democratic candidate for the Rutherford County Schools board in Zone 7 on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot [1][2]. He faces Republican Julie Wishing in the general election [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nYancey earned a Bachelor of Science in biology (2005) and a Master's degree in education (2008), both from Austin Peay State University [1].\n\n## Career\n\nYancey's career has centered on science education. He taught in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (2006-2010) and served as a virtual school science teacher for Metro Nashville Public Schools (2016-2018) [1]. Since 2016 he has been a Manager of Instruction Faculty for general-education science at Western Governors University, and since 2021 he has owned Yancey Transport, LLC [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Jonathan Yancey (BallotReady)](https://www.ballotready.org/people/jonathan-yancey) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2026) (Ballotpedia)](https://ballotpedia.org/Rutherford_County_Schools,_Tennessee,_elections_(2026)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_zone_7","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board Zone 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JONATHAN","fullname":"JONATHAN YANCEY","lastname":"YANCEY","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_zone_7","contest_title":"School Board Zone 7","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_zone_7","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_zone_7","contest_title":"School Board Zone 7","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_zone_7","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_zone_7","office_title":"School Board Zone 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic Zone 7 candidate and science educator with degrees from Austin Peay; teaches and manages faculty at Western Governors University and owns Yancey Transport.","terms":[],"token":"yWeHt48OvP"}