{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Bradford T. Polk","chatgptsummary":"Bradford T. Polk's biography identifies him as the Democratic nominee for Hardeman County School Board, demonstrating campaign activity relevant to constituent relations. The record documents a contested primary where state officials overturned his loss due to voter fraud involving an ineligible helper, though no allegation was made against Polk himself. Bio does not indicate experience in policy judgment, budget literacy, or superintendent evaluation.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBradford T. Polk is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County School Board, District 1, Position 2, and is unopposed in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\nPolk became the Democratic nominee after the Tennessee Democratic Party overturned the result of the District 1, Position 2 Democratic primary on May 30, 2026 [2]. Danita Woods had initially defeated Polk by 23 votes, but the result was reversed after state officials found that an individual \"who is legally prohibited from assisting voters because of a prior conviction regarding voter fraud in Tennessee\" had assisted absentee-by-mail voters in this and another Hardeman County school board race, according to Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins [2]. State officials requested a separate criminal investigation; the individual involved was not identified in the report, and no allegation was reported against Polk [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] [State Democratic Party Overturns Two Hardeman County School Board Races (Hatchie Press)](https://hatchiepress.com/state-democratic-party-overturns-results-of-two-hardeman-county-school-board-races-criminal-investigation-requested/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Bradford","lastname":"Polk","middlename":"T.","suffix":null,"token":"7Nw33Ly6LR"},"token":"bradford_t_polk"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_1_seat_b","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":null,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"hardeman County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH"},"title":"School Board District 1, Position 2"}