{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"DAVID L. HAMMOND JR","chatgptsummary":"David Hammond's biography shows three terms on the Washington County Board of Education, demonstrating policy judgment and constituent relations through work with staff retention efforts. He has no documented controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate experience in budget literacy for operating and capital budgets or formal training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Hammond is the Republican incumbent Washington County Board of Education member for District 3, seeking another term in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Background and education\nHammond grew up in East Tennessee, attending Johnson City and Unicoi County schools, graduated from Unicoi County High School, attended East Tennessee State University, and graduated from the Gemological Institute of America [1].\n\n## Career\nHammond operates Hammond Management, a commercial and apartment rental company, and works as a realtor, auctioneer and farmer. He is involved with the Washington County Cattlemen's Association, the Washington County Agriculture Committee, and the Washington County/UT Extension Agriculture Advisory Board, and is a former Farm Credit advisor [1].\n\n## Office history\nHammond was first elected to the board in 2010 and was serving his third term as of his most recent campaign [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nHammond says he has worked with fellow board members and the district director to retain teachers, administrators and staff amid teacher-retention pressures facing the school system [1].\n\n## Family\nHammond's two children, Jack and Lilly, attend Boones Creek Elementary and Daniel Boone High School, both in the district he represents [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION 2022 - DAVID HAMMOND \u2014 Herald & Tribune](https://www.heraldandtribune.com/galleries/school-board-election-2022-david-hammond/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"DAVID","lastname":"JR","middlename":"L. HAMMOND","suffix":null,"token":"S04Q0496qf"},"token":"david_l_hammond_jr"},{"candidatename":"GREGG HUDDLESTONE","chatgptsummary":"Gregg Huddlestone's forty-three years as a kindergarten teacher and current tutoring work demonstrate constituent relations experience relevant to the role. His board service on the Washington County Retired Teachers Association shows policy judgment familiarity. The biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate budget literacy experience or superintendent evaluation experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGregg Huddlestone is the Republican incumbent Washington County Board of Education member for District 3, running for reelection in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Background and education\nHuddlestone earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wittenberg University, a master's degree in counseling from the University of South Florida, and K-6 teaching certification from Florida Atlantic University [1].\n\n## Career\nHuddlestone retired after 43 years as a teacher, most of them as a kindergarten teacher, and was twice named Teacher of the Year [1]. He currently reads to pre-K children at Mountain View Baptist Church and to students at Woodland Elementary in Johnson City, tutors students in grades 5\u20138 in math, and serves on the board of the Washington County Retired Teachers Association [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [School Board / Board Members Bios \u2014 Washington County Schools](https://tn02209007.schoolwires.net/Page/234) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"GREGG","lastname":"HUDDLESTONE","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"8HJnYGHoSx"},"token":"gregg_huddlestone"},{"candidatename":"CHAD FLEENOR","chatgptsummary":"Fleenor's eight-year tenure on the Washington County Board of Education demonstrates experience in policy judgment and constituent relations regarding district projects like the new Jonesborough school. His background includes budget literacy through coordination with county officials. Bio does not indicate specific experience in hiring or evaluating a superintendent or completing state-required annual training.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChad Fleenor is the Republican incumbent Washington County Board of Education member for District 3, running for reelection in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Background and education\nFleenor grew up on a farm in Boones Creek and still lives on the land where he grew up [1].\n\n## Career\nFleenor works at Eastman and owns Volunteer Stockyards in Greeneville [1].\n\n## Office history\nFleenor was elected to the board in 2018 [1] and has been involved in the district's plans for a new Jonesborough school, from early discussions through groundbreaking [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Chad Fleenor \u2014 BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/chad-fleenor) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"CHAD","lastname":"FLEENOR","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"J0EttWr7AF"},"token":"chad_fleenor"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_3","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":3,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-02","title":"Washington County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"http://www.wcecoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Full-Sample-Ballots.pdf"},"title":"County School Board District 3"}