{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Billy West","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nWilliam Ray West Jr. is a candidate for District Attorney of North Carolina's 14th Prosecutorial District [1]. He has sought this office in recent election cycles, including running as a candidate in 2022 [1]. As of May 2026, he remains active in the political landscape for the district, though specific details regarding his 2026 campaign platform or current ballot status beyond his candidacy are not detailed in the provided source material [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nBilly West served as the District Attorney for North Carolina\u2019s 14th Prosecutorial District[1]. He was a candidate in the 2022 election for this position[1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Billy West (North Carolina 14th Prosecutorial District Attorney, North ...](https://ballotpedia.org/Billy_West_(North_Carolina_14th_Prosecutorial_District_Attorney,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))","firstname":"William","lastname":"West","middlename":"Ray","suffix":"JR","token":"81e2097575611b1b"},"token":"MQk8XzOiYQnyh_uN"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"district_attorney_general","o.office":"district_attorney","office":"district_attorney","officedescription":"The district attorney general is the elected chief prosecutor for a judicial district \u2014 deciding what cases are charged, presenting cases to the grand jury, and prosecuting criminal matters. It is a leadership role over a public-law office with wide discretion.","officequalities":"- Prosecutorial leadership of a district attorney's office of attorneys, investigators, and victim-services staff.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee criminal law and procedure, constitutional law, and prosecutorial ethics under the Rules of Professional Conduct.\n- Charging-policy judgment that shapes the whole criminal-court docket \u2014 what is presented to the grand jury, diverted, or resolved by plea.\n- Budget and personnel management of a public-law-office operation.\n- Public-facing communication on cases of community concern, in cooperation with police, courts, and victim communities.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"District Attorney","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"District Attorney District 14"}