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Brandy Jenkins
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
Brandy Jenkins is the Democratic nominee for Knox County Board of Education District 9 in the August 6, 2026 general election, running against Republican Bill Sofield 1. Her priorities are early-literacy intervention with flexible resources before students fall significantly behind, transparency in long-term facility plans and capital investments, data-driven decisions on capacity and enrollment trends, trusting librarians and educators on book selection rather than board micromanagement, and energy-efficiency and renewable-energy opportunities to reduce operating costs 1. She opposes school vouchers as defunding public education and says, "I want to remove politics from our classrooms" and "We need to do a better job of trusting our educators." 1
Background and education
Jenkins, 39, is a lifelong Knox County resident 12.
Career
She is a senior manager of operations with professional experience managing multimillion-dollar budgets 1.
Family
She is a mother of two daughters in South Knox County schools and a longtime member of the South Knox community 12.
Sources
Public filings
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Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) —
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.
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Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Jenkins”and, if needed, select the applicable position.