{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Michael Williams","chatgptsummary":"Michael Williams has no prior elected office or administrative background relevant to school board duties such as policy judgment, budget literacy, or superintendent oversight. The biography shows no disciplinary record or controversy. Bio does not indicate experience with public education governance or fiscal management for a school district.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- None listed in sources.\n\n- Democratic candidate for Shelby County Clerk in 2026. ([localmemphis.com](https://www.localmemphis.com/video/news/local/meet-the-candidates-michael-williams-for-shelby-county-clerk-full-interview/522-dc76e571-96ff-4d39-86fc-1e5ec3b8cfba))\n - [Campaign site on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mikeformemphis/)\n \n\n## Background and education\n- None listed in sources.\n\n## Office history\n- None listed in sources.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=WILLIAMS&id=97385&f=197758&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-25.*\n\n## Family\n- None listed in sources.\n","firstname":"Michael","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"R.","suffix":null,"token":"U7MMjcAqud"},"token":"michael_williams"},{"candidatename":"Dustin Cain","chatgptsummary":"Cain's current service on the Polk County Board of Education demonstrates direct experience with district policy judgment and constituent relations. The biography does not indicate prior budget literacy or specific training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDustin Cain is listed as a District 4 member of the Polk County, Tennessee Board of Education in the county government's official board roster [1]. He is a candidate for a District 4 school board seat on the August 6, 2026 ballot and maintains a \"Dustin Cain for District 4 School Board\" campaign Facebook page [2].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Dustin Cain for District 4 School Board (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/DCainDistrict4/) (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] [Dustin Cain for District 4 School Board | Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/DCainDistrict4/) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Dustin","lastname":"Cain","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"o0scWn1ngx"},"token":"dustin_cain"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_4","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 4"}