{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Lisa Scales","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLisa A. Scales currently serves as the Clerk of Superior Court for Cumberland County, North Carolina [5]. She initially assumed the role through an appointment by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons [1][3]. As the incumbent, she self-describes as having dedicated more than 30 years of service to the county's citizens [3][4].\n\nScales is a candidate for re-election in the 2026 race for Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court [1]. She runs under the banner of the North Carolina Democratic Party [5]. Her campaign website, electlisascales.com, promotes her tenure and invites voters to support her candidacy [3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nLisa A. Scales is an accomplished individual who has dedicated more than 30 years of committed service to the citizens of Cumberland County [3]. She states that she began her career in 1985 as a representative of Business Records before joining the staff of the Register of Deeds in 1986 [4].\n\nScales received NCARD Deputy Register of Deeds Certification in 1990 and was promoted to Assistant Register of Deeds in 1998 [4]. She later served as Planner of the NCARD 2006 Annual Conference in Fayetteville [4].\n\n## Career\n\nLisa A. Scales began her professional career in 1985 as a representative for Business Records [4]. She subsequently joined the staff of the Cumberland County Register of Deeds in 1986 [4]. During her tenure with the Register of Deeds, she received the North Carolina Association of Registered Deeds (NCARD) Deputy Register of Deeds Certification in 1990 and was promoted to Assistant Register of Deeds in 1998 [4]. She also served as the planner for the NCARD 2006 Annual Conference in Fayetteville [4].\n\nScales has been described as having dedicated more than 30 years of service to the citizens of Cumberland County [3]. In addition to her administrative roles, she is a member of the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nLisa Scales began her career in 1985 as a representative of Business Records [4]. She joined the staff of the Register of Deeds in 1986 and received NCARD Deputy Register of Deeds Certification in 1990 [4]. She was promoted to Assistant Register of Deeds in 1998 [4].\n\nScales was appointed Clerk of Superior Court for Cumberland County by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons [3]. She currently holds this office, which she describes as managing nearly 100 dedicated individuals who serve the citizens of Cumberland County each day [3]. Scales states that she has dedicated more than 30 years of committed service to the citizens of Cumberland County [3].\n\nScales ran for election to the office of Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court in 2022 [1].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nLisa A. Scales self-describes as an accomplished individual who has dedicated more than 30 years of committed service to the citizens of Cumberland County [3]. Her career in public service began in 1985 as a representative of Business Records, after which she joined the staff of the Register of Deeds in 1986 [4]. She received her NCARD Deputy Register of Deeds Certification in 1990 and was promoted to Assistant Register of Deeds in 1998 [4].\n\nScales states that she manages nearly 100 dedicated individuals who serve the citizens of Cumberland County each day as Clerk of Superior Court [3]. She was appointed to the office by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons and is seeking election to the position she currently holds [3][5]. The North Carolina Judicial Branch identifies her as the currently elected Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court [5].\n\nSpecific details regarding her personal business interests, family wealth source, ownership stakes in private enterprises, or significant financial-disclosure facts are not provided in the available sources.\n\n## Family\n\nThe provided sources do not contain information regarding Lisa Scales' spouse, children, or other family members in politics. Therefore, this section cannot be filled with publicly notable family details based on the available evidence.\n\nNO_CONTENT\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Lisa A. Scales (Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lisa_A._Scales_(Cumberland_County_Clerk_of_Superior_Court,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n[2] [Lisa Scales | North Carolina Judicial Branch](https://ncdrc.gov/judicial-directory/lisa-scales)\n[3] [Elect Lisa Scales](https://electlisascales.com/)\n[4] [Elect Lisa Scales](https://electlisascales.com/about.php)\n[5] [Vote-USA | Lisa A. Scales | Currently Elected Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court, Cumberland County, North Carolina](https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State=NC&Id=NCScalesLisaA)","firstname":"Lisa","lastname":"Scales","middlename":"Johnson","suffix":null,"token":"c19aa3d8d4a3e72c"},"token":"kSLgTxJ6yw5-aNL0"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"clerk_of_superior_court","office":"clerk_of_superior_court","officedescription":"In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.","officequalities":"- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.\n- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings \u2014 the clerk decides these matters.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Clerk of Superior Court","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Cumberland County Clerk Of Superior Court"}