{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"David R Moore","chatgptsummary":"David Moore's biography shows relevant experience in public budgeting through his service on the Weakley County Commission's Finance and Ways and Means Committee, alongside policy judgment gained from overseeing law enforcement operations as a former chief of police. His background includes constituent relations work with community members and families. Bio does not indicate prior experience serving on a school board or specific experience managing educational budgets.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Moore was appointed to a District 5 seat on the Weakley County Commission on March 16, 2026, and is a candidate on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1].\n\n## Career\nMoore retired as chief of police for the City of Martin after a law-enforcement career spanning 1989 to 2015 [1]. He has taught criminal justice in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and since 2019 he has served as a police management consultant with the Municipal Technical Advisory Service of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service [1]. He serves on the commission's Finance, Ways and Means Committee and Public Safety Committee [1].\n\n## Family\nMoore lives in Martin with his wife, Lisa; they have two daughters, two sons-in-law and three grandchildren, and the family attends First Baptist Church in Martin [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Weakley County Commissioner David Moore](https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/larrytaylor-267726.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"David","lastname":"Moore","middlename":"R","suffix":null,"token":"c6L9qsESC8"},"token":"david_r_moore"}],"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":"2026-07-19","title":"maury County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7240/Aug2026General"},"title":"School Board District 5"}