{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Michael R. (Mike) Roberson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Michael R. \"Mike\" Roberson is the Democratic candidate for Chatham County Board of Commissioners District\u202f3 in the 2026 North Carolina elections. He appeared on the Democratic primary ballot on March\u202f3,\u202f2026\u202f[7].\n\nThe Chatham County Board of Commissioners is the elected governing body for Chatham County, with each commissioner representing a specific district; District\u202f3 is one of those seats\u202f[7].\n\nBallotpedia does not provide biographical details such as education, professional background, or prior public service for Roberson, noting that no biographical information was received for this candidate\u202f[1].\n\nRoberson has not completed Ballotpedia\u2019s Candidate Connection survey, and no endorsements or campaign themes have been recorded on the page\u202f[7].\n\nA contact email listed on the Ballotpedia page is mike@mikerobersonforsheriff.com, which voters can use to request additional information\u202f[7].\n\n## Sources\n- [7] [Michael R. Roberson (Chatham County Board of Commissioners District 3, North Carolina, candidate 2026) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_R._Roberson_(Chatham_County_Board_of_Commissioners_District_3,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))","firstname":"Michael","lastname":"Roberson","middlename":"Ray","suffix":null,"token":"856584ce4e923c15"},"token":"8mKRUnhKdryhyt1_"}],"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":"Chatham County Board Of Commissioners District 03"}