{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Brian Curtis","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Brian","lastname":"Curtis","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"qDfB2I5jN7"},"token":"brian_curtis"},{"candidatename":"Kay L. Campbell","chatgptsummary":"Kay L. Campbell's twenty-year career teaching across multiple grade levels and districts demonstrates direct experience with classroom operations and constituent relations relevant to a school board member. Her background includes work in both public and private religious schools, suggesting familiarity with diverse educational environments. The biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate experience in district budgeting, superintendent evaluation, or state-mandated training completion.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKay L. Campbell is an independent candidate for the Lincoln County Board of Education, District 5, a single-winner (vote for one) seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot; her opponent is Brian Curtis [1][2]. Campbell announced her candidacy in June 2026 [3].\n\n## Career\nCampbell is a retired educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience at every grade level. She has taught at private religious schools, Huntland High School, Fayetteville Middle School, Highland Rim, and Lincoln County High School, and spent her last six years teaching -- mostly as an elementary Spanish teacher -- with Huntsville City Schools [3].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Kay Campbell announces candidacy for District 5 Lincoln County School Board - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/2026/06/22/kay-campbell-announces-candidacy-for-district-5-lincoln-county-school-board/) (article is paywalled; career details above drawn from the indexed announcement text)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [List of Candidates, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/LIST%20OF%20CANDIDATES%205-18-2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [General Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/GENERAL%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Kay Campbell announces candidacy for District 5 Lincoln County School Board - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/2026/06/22/kay-campbell-announces-candidacy-for-district-5-lincoln-county-school-board/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Kay","lastname":"Campbell","middlename":"L.","suffix":null,"token":"PHO4RV9Hy1"},"token":"kay_l_campbell"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_5","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":"lincoln County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.lincolncountytn.gov/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/GENERAL%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf"},"title":"School Board District 5"}