{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Kevin Edwards","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKevin Edwards is the Democratic candidate for Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court in the November 3, 2026 general election; he filed his candidacy on December 4, 2025 [1][2]. The Clerk of Superior Court is the county's chief court record-keeper, responsible for court filings, juror lists, estate and vital records, and issuing marriage licenses.\n\n## Background and education\nEdwards was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and grew up in Buncombe County before his family relocated; he graduated from Davie High School and earned an Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Technology and Space Design from Forsyth Technical Community College [1].\n\n## Career\nEdwards began his public-service career in 1997 as an office assistant with the Community Service Work Program under the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, and later worked as a deputy courtroom clerk in the Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court's office under then-Clerk Terry L. Holbrook [1]. Since September 2001 he has worked at the Forsyth County District Attorney's Office, starting as a victim-witness legal assistant and now serving as an administrative assistant overseeing staff and human-resources functions [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Kevin Edwards for Clerk -- campaign website](https://electkevinedwardsclerk.com) -- accessed 2026-07-19\n\n[2] [Candidate Lists -- NC State Board of Elections](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists) -- accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"Kevin","lastname":"Edwards","middlename":"Eugene","suffix":null,"token":"11870322bff6a0cc"},"token":"hrn9aDIqFTy6NfFq"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"clerk_of_superior_court","office":"clerk_of_superior_court","officedescription":"In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.","officequalities":"- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.\n- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings \u2014 the clerk decides these matters.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Clerk of Superior Court","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Forsyth County Clerk Of Superior Court"}