{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Wayne King","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoseph Wayne King II, known as Wayne King, is a Republican candidate for the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 general election. He is a lifelong Kings Mountain resident. King filed for the race in December 2025.\n\nKing's campaign centers on keeping Cleveland County safe, affordable, and accountable. He has stated a firm commitment to no new taxes on local families.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Wayne King (Cleveland County Board of Commissioners, NC, candidate 2026) \u2013 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Wayne_King_(Cleveland_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))\n","firstname":"Joseph","lastname":"King","middlename":"Wayne","suffix":"II","token":"21835d97f1fb455e"},"token":"jdWnOc4tL34xla6Y"},{"candidatename":"Curtis Pressley","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Curtis O'Neil Pressley is a registered voter in Cleveland County, North Carolina, registered since 1984 (42 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Curtis O'Neil Pressley's year of birth as 1966; 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 16 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 Curtis O'Neil Pressley 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":"Curtis","lastname":"Pressley","middlename":"O'Neil","suffix":null,"token":"1babf040cfed1432"},"token":"opYDm2WAu9Aev-sY"},{"candidatename":"David Peace","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Wayne Peace is a Democratic candidate for the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, having filed his candidacy on December 19, 2025 [1]. He previously filed as a Democratic candidate for the same office in the 2024 general election [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cleveland Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate List Grouped by Contest](https://www.clevelandcounty.com/main/11032026%20candidates.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [David W. Peace \u2014 Cleveland County Commissioner candidate profile - Branch](https://www.branch.vote/races/2024-nc-general-election-nc-state-county-commissioner-nc-county-cleveland/candidates/david-w-peace)","firstname":"David","lastname":"Peace","middlename":"Wayne","suffix":null,"token":"3786d534cb382e2c"},"token":"C6p2gB2j2YOAYM5n"},{"candidatename":"Doug Bridges","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Douglas Gene Bridges is a registered voter in Cleveland County, North Carolina, registered since 1972 (54 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Douglas Gene Bridges's year of birth as 1953; 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 19 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 Douglas Gene Bridges 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":"Douglas","lastname":"Bridges","middlename":"Gene","suffix":null,"token":"e9c20611bb346a5f"},"token":"rGxqd6vmEA1mA5eP"}],"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":2,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Cleveland County Board Of Commissioners"}