{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Matthew Long","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Matthew Kyle Long is a registered voter in Bladen County, North Carolina, registered since 2007 (19 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Matthew Kyle Long's year of birth as 1985; 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 8 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 Matthew Kyle Long 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":"Matthew","lastname":"Long","middlename":"Kyle","suffix":null,"token":"b86be3e565738ab5"},"token":"xhOBloHYDeb-oZ0n"},{"candidatename":"Harfel Davis","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHarfel Clementa Davis is a Democratic candidate for the Bladen County Board of Education County-Wide seat in the November 3, 2026 general election, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1].\n\n## Office history\nDavis previously ran for an at-large seat on the same board in the November 2022 general election [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists) (Bladen County)\n- [2] [Harfel Davis (Bladen County Board of Education At-Large, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Harfel_Davis_(Bladen_County_Board_of_Education_At-Large,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022)) (cited as a last resort; no other public source describing the 2022 candidacy was found)","firstname":"Harfel","lastname":"Davis","middlename":"Clementa","suffix":null,"token":"5633577b71e5da9b"},"token":"66073zatQvtcktge"},{"candidatename":"Roger A. Carroll","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRoger Anthony Carroll is a Republican candidate for the Bladen County Board of Education County-Wide seat in the November 3, 2026 general election, having filed his candidacy on December 17, 2025, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists) (Bladen County)","firstname":"Roger","lastname":"Carroll","middlename":"Anthony","suffix":null,"token":"d4fb080272f90ce5"},"token":"5uAZHjRwYVot_ef0"},{"candidatename":"Kimbrie Esters","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Kimbrie Elizabeth Esters is a registered voter in Bladen County, North Carolina, registered since 1992 (34 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Kimbrie Elizabeth Esters's year of birth as 1962; 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 12 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 Kimbrie Elizabeth Esters 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":"Kimbrie","lastname":"Esters","middlename":"Elizabeth","suffix":null,"token":"cf20d562bb6bbc58"},"token":"8eXCveB6CGaqx7Bi"},{"candidatename":"Dennis R. Edwards","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Dennis Ray Edwards is a registered voter in Bladen County, North Carolina, registered since 1995 (31 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Dennis Ray Edwards'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\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 Dennis Ray Edwards 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":"Dennis","lastname":"Edwards","middlename":"Ray","suffix":null,"token":"76e43a7f6275bef2"},"token":"q6xjSyFskIUv7nwK"},{"candidatename":"Gloria B. McLean","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Gloria Blanks Mclean is a registered voter in Bladen County, North Carolina, registered since 1984 (42 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Gloria Blanks Mclean's year of birth as 1956; 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\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 Gloria Blanks Mclean 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":"Gloria","lastname":"Mclean","middlename":"Blanks","suffix":null,"token":"991d098aa2ae9e8a"},"token":"xEHPxliWH0l1kbiP"}],"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":"Bladen County Board Of Education County-Wide"}