{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Kurt B. Fryar","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKurt Blaine Fryar (listed on the ballot as \"Kurt B. Fryar\") is a Republican candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 6, Seat 02, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Kurt filed for candidacy on December 18, 2025, for New Hanover and Pender Counties [1]. The race appears on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Kurt Blaine Fryar is a registered voter in New Hanover County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. The voter file shows Kurt Blaine Fryar's year of birth as 1975; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2]. The voter history file shows 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Kurt Blaine Fryar can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Kurt","lastname":"Fryar","middlename":"Blaine","suffix":null,"token":"40cedbbf8d2a38e6"},"token":"wCI_MS9eLO5q_2t8"},{"candidatename":"James H. Faison III","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, James Henry Faison III is a registered voter in New Hanover County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows James Henry Faison III's year of birth as 1962; 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 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of James Henry Faison III can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 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/)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Faison","middlename":"Henry","suffix":"III","token":"92596a5e8cbba4f0"},"token":"sqGwPTlXCkJSzH8E"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"district_court_judge","office":"district_court_judge","officedescription":"In North Carolina, a district court judge presides over the high-volume lower trial court \u2014 misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, and most family and juvenile matters (custody, support, domestic violence, abuse/neglect). Many litigants appear without lawyers.","officequalities":"- Judge of a high-volume district court \u2014 misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, and family and juvenile matters, often with unrepresented parties.\n- Judicial temperament: the willingness to listen, deliberate, and apply the law dispassionately to people whose lives are deeply affected by the outcome.\n- Impartiality and ethics under the North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct, including recusal when conflicts arise.\n- Working knowledge of family, juvenile, and criminal procedure and the precedent that controls.\n- Efficient management of a heavy docket while honoring due process.\n- Accessibility and clarity for the many who appear without counsel.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"District Court Judge","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc District Court Judge District 06 Seat 02"}