{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Charles Hickman","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nCharles Earl Hickman III is the Republican incumbent representing District 2 on the Beaufort County Board of Education and has filed for a second term in the 2026 election cycle [11]. He first won the seat in the November 8, 2022 general election, defeating Democratic candidate E.C. Peed [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nHickman was born and raised in Beaufort County. He is a graduate of Chocowinity High School and East Carolina University, where he earned degrees in geography and history [12]. He is a U.S. Army veteran who worked as an intelligence analyst, served on a Nuclear Surety Emergency Action Team, and taught the Nuclear Surety Certification Course [12].\n\n## Career\n\nHickman has worked as a teacher in Beaufort County, teaching U.S. History and World History, and founded and operated a small business, Movies & Mercantile [12].\n\n## Office history\n\nElected to the Beaufort County Board of Education, District 2, in the November 8, 2022 general election; filed for a second term ahead of the 2026 election cycle [1][11].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Charles Hickman III (Beaufort County Board of Education District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Hickman_III_(Beaufort_County_Board_of_Education_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n\n[2] [Charles Hickman (Beaufort County Board of Education District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2026) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Hickman_(Beaufort_County_Board_of_Education_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))\n\n[11] [Charles Hickman has filed for School Board in District 2 \u2013 Eastern NC Now](https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/93668/charles-hickman-has-filed-for-school-board-in-district-2.html)\n\n[12] [Charles Hickman Biography \u2013 Eastern North Carolina Now](https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/57611/charles-hickman-biography.html)","firstname":"Charles","lastname":"Hickman","middlename":"Earl","suffix":"III","token":"8bebeffdbd364ac4"},"token":"PNNOPV5vSUzD8ASE"}],"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 02"}