{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Roddrick Howell","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"**Status update.** Howell lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for NC House District 67 to Jocelyn Torres, 948 votes (33.5%) to 1,880 votes (66.5%); Torres advances to face incumbent Republican Cody Huneycutt on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [4].\n\nRoddrick Debert Howell filed as the Democratic candidate for NC House Of Representatives District 067 (Montgomery and Stanly counties) on December 18, 2025, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Roddrick Debert Howell is a registered voter in Stanly County, North Carolina, registered since 2013 (13 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Roddrick Debert Howell's year of birth as 1989; 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 7 elections voted in since 2018, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nVoters with personal knowledge of Roddrick Debert Howell can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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/)\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[4] Ballotpedia, \"Roddrick Howell,\" March 3, 2026 Democratic primary results for NC House District 67 (accessed 2026-07-24)","firstname":"Roddrick","lastname":"Howell","middlename":"Debert","suffix":null,"token":"2885fc267b21ab8d"},"token":"t_LzAbYNBZiwGcRk"},{"candidatename":"Jocelyn Torres","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Jocelyn Torres is the Democratic nominee for the North Carolina House of Representatives District\u202f67 in the 2026 general election. She secured the nomination by winning the June\u202f3,\u202f2026 Democratic primary with 66.4% of the vote (1,860 votes) against Roddrick Howell, who received 33.6% (940 votes)\u30101\u3011. The general election is scheduled for November\u202f3,\u202f2026, where she will face incumbent Republican Cody Huneycutt\u30101\u3011.\n\nThe office she seeks is a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the state legislature. Members of the House serve two\u2011year terms, draft, debate, and vote on state laws, and represent the interests of their specific districts, including District\u202f67, which encompasses Stanly County\u30101\u3011.\n\nPublicly available sources do not provide details about Torres\u2019s education, professional background, or prior elected experience. Both the Ballotpedia entry and a local media candidate guide note the absence of biographical information and that she did not respond to the outlet\u2019s questionnaire\u301019\u3011.\n\nSimilarly, the sources do not outline a specific career history for Torres. No prior occupations, community roles, or public\u2011service positions are documented in the available material.\n\nTorres\u2019s campaign record to date consists of her primary victory and her placement on the November ballot. The WSOC\u2011TV candidate guide indicates that she did not submit responses to their questionnaire, so her policy positions and platform statements are not captured in the current public record\u301019\u3011. As a result, specific legislative priorities or accomplishments cannot be detailed at this time.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Jocelyn Torres - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jocelyn_Torres)\n- [19] [The Political Beat Candidate Guide: North Carolina State House District 67 \u2013 WSOC TV](https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/political-beat-candidate-guide-north-carolina-state-house-district-67/OY4VM6YZBFHVTC7VW2D35LTU2I/)","firstname":"Jocelyn","lastname":"Torres","middlename":"Morales","suffix":null,"token":"d6a076b4f0e3cb42"},"token":"RM5y_YstWfA4JAuk"}],"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 067"}