{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"KYLE BOWERS","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"KYLE","lastname":"BOWERS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"t7eDfp3BeQ"},"token":"kyle_bowers"},{"candidatename":"ASHLEY CARR","chatgptsummary":"Ashley Carr's biography shows incumbent experience serving on the Overton County Board of Education for District 5, demonstrating familiarity with policy judgment and constituent relations required for this role. The record does not indicate specific budget literacy or prior involvement in hiring and evaluating a superintendent. Bio does not indicate experience completing state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAshley Carr is the incumbent Overton County Board of Education member for District 5, running for re-election as an independent candidate in the August 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Overton County News, \"Ashley Carr seeks re-election as School Board Member,\" July 14, 2026.","firstname":"ASHLEY","lastname":"CARR","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"lb9kweFUVG"},"token":"ashley_carr"}],"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":"overton County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://overtonvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TNOVEPG6_SampleInfinityBallot.pdf"},"title":"School Board District 5"}