{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Ida Cason","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Ida Rachelle Cason is a registered voter in Anson County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Ida Rachelle Cason's year of birth as 1974; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\n**Ida Rachelle Cason (filed as 'Ida Cason') was a Democratic candidate for the Anson County Board of Education At-Large seat in the March 3, 2026 primary and did not advance, finishing second of six candidates with 517 votes; Lorri Burns Bennett won the nomination with 570 votes.** [3]\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Ida Rachelle Cason can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (ncvhis_Statewide), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 official March 3, 2026 primary results, Anson County (ANSON_PRECINCT_SORT.txt), accessed 2026-07-23: https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/ANSON_PRECINCT_SORT.txt","firstname":"Ida","lastname":"Cason","middlename":"Rachelle","suffix":null,"token":"2f6478deebeaf7aa"},"token":"atpUrVudEhmnyPnv"},{"candidatename":"Brandon Smith","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrandon Tyrmal Smith is a Republican candidate for the Anson County Board of Education At-Large seat in the November 3, 2026 general election, per candidate filings with the North Carolina State Board of Elections [1]. He previously ran for the Anson County Board of Education District 3 seat in the November 2024 general election [2]. He resides in Morven, North Carolina [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 General Election Candidate List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n- [2] [2024 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2024/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2024.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Brandon","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Tyrmal","suffix":null,"token":"58479eed5dbe917b"},"token":"Q6s9xglcuimMFRgK"},{"candidatename":"Lorri Burns Bennett","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Lorri Burns Bennett is a registered voter in Anson County, North Carolina, registered since 2022 (4 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Lorri Burns Bennett's year of birth as 1977; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 4 elections voted in since 2022, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Lorri Burns Bennett can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Lorri","lastname":"Bennett","middlename":"Burns","suffix":null,"token":"cc130bcc89e4364c"},"token":"fLBC9OSLkRbB7NM3"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":"county_school_board","office":"county_school_board","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 Member","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Anson County Board Of Education At-Large"}