He did promote the last two years though, so he is doing something right
He is doing something right indeed and I don't want to be taking anything away from him but promoting out of D5 and D4 in consecutive seasons is not as impressive as staying alive in the higher leagues. .
For the record, my promotions were out of IV and III :-)
I think the issue that is not being articulated is that, its not about whether a guy is in a upper division or not (Me getting elected proves that) its a matter of what a guy brings to the table.
A D5 or DIV coach absolutely can win an election to be NT coach if he demonstrates an understanding and ability to do the job. But to campaign on "Ohhh, why do we always just vote for higher division coaches, give us a chance too" doesn't carry any weight. Few really care what division you are in, if you can demonstrate that you truly care about the position, understand the game, and have the ability to do what is required. But to want to win on the basis its not fair lower division coaches don't get a fair chance, will never earn you enough votes.
If you truly want to be considered in future elections, you need to develop a real strategy of what you would do as coach, and why you would do a good job, and then spend the next 2 seasons involved in your NT program being active, demonstrating to the others your passion, and understanding for what is required. Then when you run, the people involved and voting won't care what division you are in.