{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Travis Elkins","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Travis Lee Elkins is a registered voter in Catawba County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Travis Lee Elkins's year of birth as 1983; 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 7 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 Travis Lee Elkins 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":"Travis","lastname":"Elkins","middlename":"Lee","suffix":null,"token":"527e709e0258ba61"},"token":"wJBsgtZPRyC3nvgb"},{"candidatename":"Robbie Gonzalez","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Robert Eugene Gonzalez is a registered voter in Catawba County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Robert Eugene Gonzalez's year of birth as 1989; 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 14 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 Robert Eugene Gonzalez 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":"Robert","lastname":"Gonzalez","middlename":"Eugene","suffix":null,"token":"6c289c68e79646ca"},"token":"MoY94bi1nTEzcNcF"},{"candidatename":"Heather Walker","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nHeather Renee Walker ran as a Republican candidate for the Conover district seat on the Newton-Conover City Schools Board of Education, one of three candidates for the single seat in the March 3, 2026 primary [1]. Incumbent Robbie Gonzalez won the seat outright in that primary [1].\n\n## Career\n\nA Hickory Daily Record candidate survey lists Walker's occupation as Radiologic Technologist [1]. Asked about a possible merger of the Hickory City, Newton-Conover, and Catawba County school systems, Walker said years of \"financial decisions that weren't sustainable\" have made the merger question unavoidable, and that the conversation should focus on \"how we could merge and do it well\" rather than whether to merge at all [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Newton-Conover school board candidates weigh in on merging school systems \u2013 Hickory Record](https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/article_eae2c1f7-4ade-40ea-b386-7a637f015abb.html)","firstname":"Heather","lastname":"Walker","middlename":"Renee","suffix":null,"token":"f49013788af20689"},"token":"Imp57DJtzqj3mtfI"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":"school_board","office":"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":"School Board Member","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Newton-Conover Schools Board Of Education Conover District"}