{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Wellie Jackson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJames A. Jackson is a candidate for the North Carolina State House District 022 [1]. He is running in the upcoming 2026 election for this seat [1]. Ballotpedia provides coverage of his candidacy as part of its broader election reporting [1].\n\n## Background and education\n\nJames A. Jackson was born in North Carolina [1]. Specific details regarding his year of birth, upbringing, religious affiliation, and educational background, including schools attended and degrees earned, are not provided in the available source material [1].\n\nNO_CONTENT\n\n## Career\n\nJames A. Jackson has worked as a teacher and coach [1]. He is also a licensed contractor [1]. Additionally, Jackson served in the United States Marine Corps [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nJames A. Jackson has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 022 [1]. He was first elected to this seat in 2018 and assumed office on January 1, 2019 [1]. As a state representative, his responsibilities include participating in legislative sessions, committee work, and voting on state laws affecting North Carolina [1].\n\nJackson has also held local office in Wake County. He served as a member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners for District 4 from 2012 to 2018 [1]. During his tenure on the board, he was involved in county-level governance and policy decisions for the district [1].\n\nIn addition to his elected positions, Jackson has held appointed roles. He served as a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education from 2009 to 2012 [1]. In this capacity, he contributed to educational policy and oversight for the state [1].\n\nJackson has run in several elections with varying outcomes. He was elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners in 2008 [1]. He won re-election to that board in 2012 [1]. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2018 [1]. He was re-elected to the state house in 2020, 2022, and 2024 [1]. There is no information in the provided sources regarding elections he lost [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [James A. Jackson (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_A._Jackson_(North_Carolina))","firstname":"James","lastname":"Jackson","middlename":"Wellie","suffix":null,"token":"7ec54d6756313124"},"token":"4iLvUp__JvQOfm65"},{"candidatename":"Jerol Kivett","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nRobert Jerol Kivett was a Republican candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 22, which covers Bladen and Sampson counties. He lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary to Wellie Jackson, 2,109 votes (22.8%) to 7,155 votes (77.2%), and will not appear on the November 2026 general-election ballot [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nKivett is a lifelong Sampson County resident and graduate of Clinton High School in Clinton, NC [3].\n\n## Career\n\nHe is president and CEO of Kivett's Inc., a furniture business bearing his family name. He also served two terms on the Sampson County Board of Commissioners, holding the District 2 seat since 2016. He previously served as chairman of the Board, and under his leadership the county provided law enforcement more than $3.52 million in pay raises - the largest such increase in Sampson County history [3].\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] NC State Board of Elections 2026 Candidate Filing list, [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n- [2] NC State Board of Elections 2026 primary precinct-level results file, [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)\n- [3] [Jerol Kivett Files for North Carolina House District 22 - Sampson Weekly](https://thesampsonweekly.com/f/jerol-kivett-files-for-north-carolina-house-district-22?blogcategory=Local+News)","firstname":"Robert","lastname":"Kivett","middlename":"Jerol","suffix":null,"token":"4914a4944ca81d45"},"token":"vx2ckxD_jloxLX98"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_representative","o.office":"state_house","office":"state_house","officedescription":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"State Representative","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022"}