{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Chadwick B. Howard","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Chadwick Bryan Howard is the incumbent Republican commissioner for Craven County Board of Commissioners District\u202f6, having been elected in the November\u202f2022 general election and seeking re\u2011election in 2026\u202f[1][4].  As a county commissioner he participates in setting local policy, adopting the county budget, and representing District\u202f6 residents on a range of regional boards and committees.\n\nHoward is a North Carolina native who earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Illinois and a master\u2019s degree in Education with an emphasis in history from Western Illinois University\u202f[4].  While at the University of Illinois he held several leadership positions, including Student Body President, Student Senator, and a seat on the Board of Trustees\u202f[4].\n\nBefore entering elected office, Howard spent eleven years teaching at Tucker Creek Middle School, where he also coached golf, wrestling, and track & field\u202f[4].  He later transitioned to a district\u2011wide role as Curriculum Specialist and Instructional Technology Facilitator at Newport Middle School, focusing on integrating technology into classroom instruction\u202f[4].\n\nSince taking office, Commissioner Howard has been appointed to several collaborative bodies that influence regional development and services: the Down East Regional Planning Organization, the Eastern Carolina Council of Governments, the Havelock City Library Board, and the Realize\u202fU\u202f252 education initiative\u202f[4].  In 2023 he joined a Craven County delegation to the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., advocating for county priorities at the federal level\u202f[12].\n\nHoward\u2019s campaign materials list his email address as chadwickbhoward@gmail.com, indicating an open line of communication with constituents\u202f[1].  No phone number is provided in the available public sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Chadwick Howard (Craven County Board of Commissioners District 6, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Chadwick_Howard_(Craven_County_Board_of_Commissioners_District_6,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [4] [Chadwick Howard | Craven County](https://www.cravencountync.gov/2314/Chadwick-Howard)\n- [12] [Commissioners Advocate for County Priorities in Washington D.C. \u2022 Craven County](https://www.cravencountync.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/1049)","firstname":"Chadwick","lastname":"Howard","middlename":"Bryan","suffix":null,"token":"21613674a04f399a"},"token":"IePF7KqSzJC-dcIf"}],"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":"Craven County Board Of Commissioners District 06"}