{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Mali (Shai) Woodbury","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Malishai Lynnette Woodbury is a registered voter in Forsyth County, North Carolina, registered since 1998 (28 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Malishai Lynnette Woodbury's year of birth as 1974; 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 Malishai Lynnette Woodbury 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":"Malishai","lastname":"Woodbury","middlename":"Lynnette","suffix":null,"token":"caa47b5dcd341e22"},"token":"HObcFK5zAw8FCz5J"},{"candidatename":"Natasha Smith","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nNatasha Elaine Smith ran as a Democratic candidate in the March 3, 2026 primary for Forsyth County Board Of Commissioners District A, finishing 3rd of 4 Democratic candidates with 3,119 votes. The top 2 advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election, and Natasha Elaine Smith 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, Natasha Elaine Smith is a registered voter in Forsyth County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Natasha Elaine Smith's year of birth as 1978; 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 6 elections voted in since 2018, 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 Natasha Elaine Smith 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":"Natasha","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Elaine","suffix":null,"token":"5a880b43305aef2b"},"token":"DxSwqRUejGeuYt-7"},{"candidatename":"Tonya McDaniel","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTonya D. McDaniel is the incumbent Democratic Forsyth County Commissioner for District A, first elected in 2018; her current term runs through December 2026 [1]. Four Democrats -- McDaniel, Kimberly Hinton-Robinson, Natasha Smith, and fellow incumbent commissioner Malishai \"Mali\" Woodbury -- ran in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for the district's two seats [3]. McDaniel and Woodbury were the top two finishers and are the Democratic nominees on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for District A, facing Republican Contessa Smith, per the NC State Board of Elections' official primary results and candidate filing records [2][3].\n\n## Background and education\nMcDaniel was raised in a military family with ties to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and is a Winston-Salem native. She earned a B.A. in political science with a minor in public administration from Winston-Salem State University and a Master of Public Administration from North Carolina Central University in 2016 [1]. She is the godchild of the late Earline Parmon, a former Forsyth County commissioner and state legislator [1].\n\n## Career\nAs a commissioner, McDaniel has focused on equity in property-tax rates and county funding for schools within District A [1]. She has served on the North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council after being appointed by Governor Roy Cooper, and on the National Association of Counties' Veterans & Military Services Committee and the Forsyth County Home & Community Block Grant Advisory Council [1]. She holds leadership roles with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County NAACP chapter, the Forsyth County African American Caucus, and Zeta Phi Beta sorority [1].\n\n## Family\nMcDaniel has three children and three grandchildren [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tonya D. McDaniel -- Forsyth County Board of Commissioners](https://www.co.forsyth.nc.us/Commissioners/meet_mcdaniel.aspx) -- accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] [March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results -- NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/FORSYTH_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) -- accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [2026 Candidate Filing List -- NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) -- accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Tonya","lastname":"Mcdaniel","middlename":"Denise","suffix":null,"token":"1e031f8e8504c5f8"},"token":"nj0b4s5GZfEGeU0X"},{"candidatename":"Kimberly (Kim) Hinton-Robinson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKimberly Tawanna Hinton-Robinson ran as a Democrat in the March 3, 2026 primary election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A in North Carolina. The race featured four Democratic candidates competing for up to two available seats in the district. Hinton-Robinson finished fourth of four Democratic candidates with 2,512 votes; incumbent Tonya McDaniel and fellow incumbent Malishai \"Mali\" Woodbury were the top two finishers and are the Democratic nominees on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, per the NC State Board of Elections' official precinct-level primary results [3]. Her mailing address is in Winston-Salem, NC.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 Primary Candidate List \u2013 Forsyth County Board of Elections](https://www.forsyth.cc/admin/Uploads/Elections/2026_Primary_Candidate_List.pdf)\n- [2] [March 3 primary launches sweeping 2026 election cycle for Forsyth County \u2013 WS Chronicle](https://wschronicle.com/march-3-primary-launches-sweeping-2026-election-cycle-for-forsyth-county-from-u-s-senate-to-school-board/)\n- [3] [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","firstname":"Kimberly","lastname":"Hinton-Robinson","middlename":"Tawanna","suffix":null,"token":"975210d8229a9082"},"token":"lu8RCv4PRUyEROs7"}],"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":2,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Forsyth County Board Of Commissioners District A"}