{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jennifer Cox Cornelius","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Jennifer Cox Cornelius is a registered voter in Beaufort County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Jennifer Cox Cornelius's year of birth as 1971; 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 10 elections voted in since 2016, 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 Jennifer Cox Cornelius 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":"Jennifer","lastname":"Cornelius","middlename":"Cox","suffix":null,"token":"fdaf24625aedec9e"},"token":"hD6B6dSyOzmxAoem"},{"candidatename":"Donald W. Shreve","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDonald W. Shreve (Republican) ran for the Beaufort County Board of Education District 8 in 2022 and filed again for the 2026 election cycle on December 4, 2025, after having previously vacated his seat when he relocated to Carteret County.\n\n## Background and education\n\nShreve holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.\n\n## Career\n\nShreve has more than 7.5 years of teaching experience in Beaufort and Carteret Counties and more than 40 years of executive, administrative, and management experience. He also served on three boards in Onslow and Carteret Counties.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [School Board Candidate Concerned About our Schools \u2013 Eastern NC Now](https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/53839)","firstname":"Donald","lastname":"Shreve","middlename":"Wayne","suffix":null,"token":"2bfa97385468b04d"},"token":"0U82xRLjuQt_Ti-g"},{"candidatename":"George Armistead","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nGeorge Winston Armistead is a Republican candidate for the Beaufort County Schools Board of Education District 8 in the 2026 elections [1]. He filed his candidacy on December 1, 2025, with an address in Washington, NC [1]. He ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary alongside candidates Jennifer Cox Cornelius, Donald Shreve, and Phillip Paul [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 Beaufort County NC Election Candidates \u2013 Beaufort County Board of Elections](https://beaufortncboe.org/sites/beaufortncboe.org/files/attachments/2026-01/2026%20Beaufort%20County%20NC%20Election%20Candidates%20before%20Primary_0.pdf)\n- [2] [Dozens of Beaufort County candidates file for March primary \u2013 Washington Daily News](https://www.thewashingtondailynews.com/news/dozens-of-beaufort-county-candidates-file-for-march-primary-0a27da07)","firstname":"George","lastname":"Armistead","middlename":"Winston","suffix":null,"token":"4b2c5f02a3eab1f3"},"token":"bMF0BXucSOqBD8Lo"},{"candidatename":"Phillip M. Paul","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Phillip Marlow Paul is a registered voter in Beaufort County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Phillip Marlow Paul's year of birth as 1961; 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 9 elections voted in since 2016, 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 Phillip Marlow Paul 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":"Phillip","lastname":"Paul","middlename":"Marlow","suffix":null,"token":"e88cfa5dcdbc4f77"},"token":"Vx-E0V4O9evcQHta"}],"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":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 08"}