{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Chris Chadwick","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChristopher James Chadwick, who goes by Chris Chadwick, is the Republican chairman of the Carteret County Board of Commissioners for District 6, which covers the Down East communities, North River, South River, and part of Beaufort [1]. He filed for re-election to the seat for the 2026 election cycle [2] and won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary unopposed for the general [3].\n\n## Background and education\nChadwick was born and raised in Gloucester, North Carolina, in Carteret County [4].\n\n## Career\nChadwick and his family operate several Down East businesses, including Chadwick Tire Company and Retail Square, both in Otway, and the Harkers Island RV Resort on Harkers Island; the family's businesses have operated in the area for more than 29 years [4]. He was appointed to the Carteret County Board of Commissioners in June 2020 to fill the District 6 seat after the death of Commissioner Jonathan Robinson, and was seated to serve on an interim basis [4]. He has since been elected to the seat and serves as board chairman [1]. He also sits on the Carteret County ABC Board, the Partnership for Children, the Carteret County Transportation Committee, and the Harbor Authority [1].\n\n## Family\nChadwick is married to Kathryn Smith Chadwick, and the couple have two children, William and Larrington, who attend East Carteret High School [4].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Staff Directory - Chris Chadwick](https://www.carteretcountync.gov/directory.aspx?EID=41)\n- [2] [Carteret County commissioners, including chairman, seek re-election on filing day - WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/news/local/carteret-county-commissioners-including-chairman-seek-re-election-on-filing-day)\n- [3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- certified March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results (results_pct_20260303)](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/index.html?prefix=ENRS/2026_03_03/)\n- [4] [Chadwick seated as county commissioner, represents Down East - Carolina Coast Online](https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_ce5dcc7e-afe7-11ea-aa1b-93f30bd25613.html)\n","firstname":"Christopher","lastname":"Chadwick","middlename":"James","suffix":null,"token":"9a983221a8d80a7f"},"token":"tHkBeINaePXALHXt"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission","office":"county_commission","officedescription":"A county commissioner is a member of the county's legislative body. The commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, authorizes borrowing, and passes county resolutions and ordinances. Commissioners are elected from districts (or at-large seats) to represent constituents on countywide policy.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services, and intergovernmental issues \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law.\n- Budget literacy: the commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes multi-year bond issues.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; committee work that pre-screens items.\n- Constituent relations in the district \u2014 case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Commissioner","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Carteret County Board Of Commissioners District 06"}