Candidate · Knox County
Bill Sofield
Running for Board of Education — District 9 · Republican
A 4-year term · Tenn. Code § 49-2-201
On the August 6, 2026 ballot.
Advanced from the May 5, 2026 Republican primary — 2,027 of 3,989 votes (50.8%) · results
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Also on this ballot for Board of Education — District 9
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Brandy Jenkins
(Democratic)
Record in office
No voting record on a body we cover. Challengers who have not held one of these offices have no roll-call record here — that is expected, not a gap in their favor or against.
Offices held
No prior public office on record.
Campaign finance
Reproduced from Bill Sofield’s own campaign-finance disclosures — a public record. Amounts are the totals stated on each filing, or the itemized schedule where the filing’s own totals are not machine-readable; each row links to the filed document. We add nothing the filing does not state.
| Report | Raised | Spent | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofield Pre-General School Board, District 9 as of Jul 30, 2026 | $2,2503 itemized | $5,20810 itemized | easyvote — Sofield Pre-General → |
| Sofield 2nd Qtr School Board, District 9 as of Jul 10, 2026 | $13,00717 itemized | $5,70228 itemized | easyvote — Sofield 2nd Qtr → |
| PrePrimary 2026 - Sofield School Board, District 9 as of Apr 29, 2026 | $2,3938 itemized | $7,64932 itemized | easyvote — PrePrimary 2026 - Sofield → |
| Pre-Primary 2026 - Sofield School Board, District 9 as of Apr 28, 2026 | $1,843total as filed | $7,649total as filed | easyvote — Pre-Primary 2026 - Sofield → |
| Sofield 1st Qtr 26 School Board, District 9 as of Apr 10, 2026 | $6,70113 itemized | $5,36829 itemized | easyvote — Sofield 1st Qtr 26 → |
| Sofield - 4th Qtr. School Board, District 9 as of Feb 2, 2026 | $7,80515 itemized | $1,9325 itemized | easyvote — Sofield - 4th Qtr. → |
Top contributors
Largest itemized contributions on the Sofield Pre-General report.
- Aubrey Burleson $1,000
- Jordan Mollenhour $1,000
- Friends to Elect Elaine Davis $250
Top expenditures
Largest itemized expenditures on the Sofield Pre-General report.
- Wind Consulting $2,500
- Burns Mailing & Printing $1,632
- Nathon Ballinger $447
- Chrissey Stephens $193
- Michael Sweeney Jr $153
- Emily Waitr $120
- IRS $104
- Andedot/Fundraising Site $40
- Emily Wiatr $15
- Professional Payroll Services $5
Totals are the sum of the itemized contribution and expenditure schedules as disclosed. Schedules are itemized only at or above the filing threshold; sub-threshold amounts and the filer’s stated cover-page totals are not part of this structured record, so they are not shown here rather than guessed.
The money in this race
Each candidate’s most recent regular disclosure. Filing periods differ — each row shows its own date.
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sofield (this page) Republican | $2,250 | $5,208 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Brandy Jenkins Democratic | $1,912 | $1,198 | Jul 11, 2026 newer Aug 2 filing not yet readable |
In their own words
The candidate’s campaign site, voter-guide entries, and forum recordings, on the source sites — links, not our summary.