{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"LAURIE ANN WADE","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"LAURIE","lastname":"WADE","middlename":"ANN","suffix":null,"token":"dw4LBUHI7m"},"token":"laurie_ann_wade"},{"candidatename":"LEANN GORDON","chatgptsummary":"LeAnn Gordon's biography shows current service on the Giles County Board of Education, demonstrating direct experience with policy judgment, constituent relations, and the role of hiring a superintendent. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate budget literacy for operating and capital budgets or completion of state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLeAnn Gordon is the incumbent representative for District 3 on the Giles County Board of Education and is running as an Independent to retain the seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nGordon currently serves as the District 3 member of the seven-member Giles County Board of Education, whose members are elected from single-member districts to four-year terms; District 3, an odd-numbered district, is up for election in 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Giles County School Board Members - Giles County School System](https://www.gcboe.us/our-district/board-of-education/giles-county-school-board-members) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Giles County Candidate List (as of 5/6/2026), Primary & General Election August 6, 2026](https://gilescountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Candidate-List-August-6-2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"LEANN","lastname":"GORDON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"AUCTP3tjmf"},"token":"leann_gordon"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_3","officedescription":"A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"School Board Member","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"giles County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://gilescountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/August-6-2026-Primary-and-General-Ballot.pdf"},"title":"School Board Member District 3"}