{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"BRADLEY ADAMS","chatgptsummary":"Bradley Adams's biography shows incumbent status on the Lauderdale County Board of Education and completion of state-required orientation in October 2022, demonstrating familiarity with district governance and training mandates. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in budget literacy or superintendent evaluation.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBradley Adams is the incumbent District 7 representative on the Lauderdale County Board of Education, running for the seat in the August 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Office history\nAdams was elected to the District 7 seat on the Lauderdale County school board and attended new-board-member orientation hosted by the Tennessee School Board Association in October 2022, as reported by the Lauderdale County school district [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Lauderdale County Schools, \"New Board Members Attend Orientation,\" https://www.lced.net/article/885830","firstname":"BRADLEY","lastname":"ADAMS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ye2nJHsZra"},"token":"bradley_adams"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_7","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":"2026-07-21","title":"Lauderdale County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.lauderdaletnelections.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/08062026Sample.pdf"},"title":"School Board District 7"}