{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Audrey Eckel","chatgptsummary":"Audrey Eckel's biography identifies her as the Republican nominee for Tipton County Board of Education District 6 in the August 2026 general election. The record does not document prior service on the board, specific budget management experience, or direct superintendent evaluation history. Bio does not indicate relevant policy judgment or constituent relations experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAudrey Eckel is the Republican Party nominee for the Tipton County Board of Education, District 6 seat, in the August 6, 2026 Tipton County general election.[1] The current District 6 board seat is held by Jason Jenkins.[2]\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Official Sample Ballot, Tipton County, August 6, 2026 General Election](https://cms4files.revize.com/tiptoncounty/Site%20Setup/document_center/Elections/2026_August%20GE_Sample%20Ballot.pdf)\n- [2] [Board Members \u2013 School Board \u2013 Tipton County](https://www.tipton-county.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=652060&type=d&pREC_ID=1107916)","firstname":"Audrey","lastname":"Eckel","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"DS6PExg3DG"},"token":"audrey_eckel"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":"6","districtgroup":"county_commission","districtgroupname":"County Commission","districtname":"District 6","job_type":"school_board","o.office":"county_school_board_district_6","office":"county_school_board_district_6","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":"County School Board District 6","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-06-29","title":"Tipton County, TN \u2014 Official Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026","url":"https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptoncounty/Site%20Setup/document_center/Elections/2026_August%20GE_Sample%20Ballot.pdf"},"title":"County School Board District 6"}