{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Chris Rhue","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChristopher Windly Rhue (listed on the ballot as \"Chris Rhue\") is a Democratic candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 01, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Christopher filed for candidacy on December 2, 2025, for Anson, Richmond, and Scotland Counties [1]. The race appears on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Christopher Windly Rhue is a registered voter in Scotland County, North Carolina, registered since 1991 (35 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. The voter file shows Christopher Windly Rhue's year of birth as 1971; 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 9 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 Christopher Windly Rhue 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":"Christopher","lastname":"Rhue","middlename":"Windly","suffix":null,"token":"cb5ad231635c9be4"},"token":"USoNsAkWmb9a9qJ0"}],"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 21 Seat 01"}