{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrandy 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]\n\n## Background and education\nJenkins, 39, is a lifelong Knox County resident [1][2].\n\n## Career\nShe is a senior manager of operations with professional experience managing multimillion-dollar budgets [1].\n\n## Family\nShe is a mother of two daughters in South Knox County schools and a longtime member of the South Knox community [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Knox County Board of Education District 9 voter's guide (Knox News)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/knox-county-board-education-district-062843408.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Knox County Board of Education District 9 (Knox News campaign coverage)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/knox-county-board-education-district-062843408.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Board Of Education District 9"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Brandy","fullname":"Brandy Jenkins","lastname":"Jenkins","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","contest_title":"Board Of Education District 9","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"knox","office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":"Knox County Schools Board District 9","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"knox","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","contest_title":"Board Of Education District 9","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"knox","office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":"Knox County Schools Board District 9","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":"Knox County Schools Board District 9","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic nominee for Knox County school board District 9; an operations manager and South Knox parent focused on early intervention, transparency and opposing vouchers.","terms":[],"token":"z6zbfhZHqZ"}