{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Terri Mrazek","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Theresa Elizabeth Mrazek is a registered voter in Forsyth County, North Carolina, registered since 1980 (46 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Theresa Elizabeth Mrazek's year of birth as 1954; 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 10 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 Theresa Elizabeth Mrazek 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":"Theresa","lastname":"Mrazek","middlename":"Elizabeth","suffix":null,"token":"d62eb4ba4d56ba03"},"token":"TY6r3PeQvFSQ7sCm"},{"candidatename":"Mike P. Barresi, Sr.","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMike Barresi Sr. ran as a Republican in the 2026 primary for an at-large seat on the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. He competed against Terri Mrazek in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary.\n\n## Career\n\nBarresi positioned himself as a political outsider and first-time candidate. At a community forum focused on housing, he spoke about personal experience with hardship and homelessness, describing himself as someone who understood everyday community struggles firsthand.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Forsyth County GOP commission primary \u2013 WFDD](https://www.wfdd.org/politics-government/2026-02-27/forsyth-county-gop-commission-primary-pits-political-newcomer-against-repeat-candidate-for-at-large-seat)","firstname":"Mike","lastname":"Barresi","middlename":"Pierre","suffix":"SR","token":"5888717ab01ca90b"},"token":"G8uoV9JVL0mYddBm"},{"candidatename":"Quamekia (Que) Shavers","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nQuamekia Shonte Shavers ran as a Democratic candidate in the March 3, 2026 primary for Forsyth County Board Of Commissioners At-Large, finishing 2nd of 2 Democratic candidates with 13,308 votes. The top 1 advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election, and Quamekia Shonte Shavers was not among them, per the NC State Board of Elections' official precinct-level primary results [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Quamekia Shonte Shavers is a registered voter in Forsyth County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Quamekia Shonte Shavers's year of birth as 1984; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Quamekia Shonte Shavers can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results \u2014 NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/FORSYTH_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Quamekia","lastname":"Shavers","middlename":"Shonte","suffix":null,"token":"a97aacaab1d27cc2"},"token":"xUzsLjFSU3Fk_ucV"},{"candidatename":"Dan Besse","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Daniel Vaughn Besse is a registered voter in Forsyth County, North Carolina, registered since 1993 (33 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Daniel Vaughn Besse's year of birth as 1954; 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 Daniel Vaughn Besse 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":"Daniel","lastname":"Besse","middlename":"Vaughn","suffix":null,"token":"a6222371586513eb"},"token":"SGTl-wIz-bGViBRu"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission","office":"county_commission","officedescription":"A county commissioner is a member of the county's legislative body. The commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, authorizes borrowing, and passes county resolutions and ordinances. Commissioners are elected from districts (or at-large seats) to represent constituents on countywide policy.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services, and intergovernmental issues \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law.\n- Budget literacy: the commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes multi-year bond issues.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; committee work that pre-screens items.\n- Constituent relations in the district \u2014 case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Commissioner","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Forsyth County Board Of Commissioners At-Large"}