{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Noah Land","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Noah","lastname":"Land","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"M1FSWp5gYT"},"token":"noah_land"},{"candidatename":"Alex Pell","chatgptsummary":"Alex Pell's biography shows current service on the Polk County Board of Education and a campaign focused on anti-corruption and grassroots funding. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in budget literacy for operating and capital budgets or specific training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAlex Pell is listed as a District 1 representative on the Polk County, Tennessee Board of Education in the county government's official board roster [1]. He is a candidate for the District 1 school board seat on the August 6, 2026 ballot, running as an Independent [2]. His candidacy is presented through the nonpartisan Good Party platform as \"a new voice for Polk County students and parents,\" pledging to run outside the two-party system with grassroots funding and anti-corruption commitments; the Good Party profile is listed as unclaimed and carries no further biographical detail [2].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Alex Pell - Polk County District 1 School Board (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/p/Alex-Pell-Polk-County-District-1-School-Board-100080944313809/) (campaign Facebook page; content not fully accessible without login)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Board of Education - Polk County Government](https://www.polkgovernment.com/board-edu.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Alex Pell for Polk County School Board - District 1 | Good Party](https://goodparty.org/candidate/alex-pell/polk-county-school-board-district-1) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Alex","lastname":"Pell","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"PaII1O0wvT"},"token":"alex_pell"}],"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","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":"polk County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.votepolktn.com/_files/ugd/73cd5e_a2f4b617e63f4e6eb185ecb5c5767fbd.pdf"},"title":"School Board District 1"}