{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jason Greathouse","chatgptsummary":"Greathouse's biography shows constituent relations through his role as a parent of two graduates and policy judgment via public comments on discipline and walkouts. The record does not document prior board service, budget literacy, or superintendent evaluation experience. Bio does not indicate experience in district financial management or personnel oversight for the superintendent.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJason Greathouse is the Democratic nominee for the Williamson County Board of Education, District 2, in the August 6, 2026 general election, facing Republican Randy Allen [1][2]. He is a Spring Hill resident and the father of two Williamson County Schools graduates, and says his goal as a board member is to support students, teachers, and staff and ensure equitable opportunities across the district [1][3]. His campaign does not accept corporate PAC dollars [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nAs a candidate, Greathouse addressed the school board about proposed changes to student discipline policy and about student walkouts [1].\n\n## Platform\nAccording to his campaign, Greathouse advocates \"world-class learning for every student\" with robust academics, arts, and vocational pathways; supports teaching comprehensive history including civil rights, women's suffrage, and the experiences of marginalized communities; opposes book bans and the \"sanitization\" of history; supports inclusive policies protecting students \"without regard to race, sex, creed, color, national origin, or disability\"; and favors separating religious instruction from the school curriculum, viewing that as a choice belonging to families and faith communities [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Jason Greathouse - Williamson County School Board District 2 (Ballotpedia summary of campaign)](https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Greathouse) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Williamson County Election Commission Candidate List (Rev. Feb. 19, 2026)](https://www.williamsoncounty-tn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29313/CandidatesMayAugRevFeb19th12NOON) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Jason Greathouse (campaign site)](https://jasongreathouse.org/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Jason","lastname":"Greathouse","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"5mxaKvvLQh"},"token":"jason_greathouse"},{"candidatename":"Randy Allen","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nRandy Allen is a candidate for Rutherford County Mayor in the August 6, 2026 county general election.\n\nNo further biographical information from a reliable, Rutherford-County-specific public source was located for this candidate.","firstname":"RANDY","lastname":"ALLEN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"YCIeL5hrAD"},"token":"randy_allen"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_2","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":"2026-07-19","title":"williamson County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.williamsoncounty-tn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29486/2026-August-ExpressVote-GEN"},"title":"County Board Of Education District 2"}