{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Susan Hawks Gordon","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"UNA","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Susan Hawks Gordon is a registered voter in Forsyth County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Susan Hawks Gordon's year of birth as 1958; 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 13 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 Susan Hawks Gordon 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":"Susan","lastname":"Gordon","middlename":"Hawks","suffix":null,"token":"627f66e427ee0700"},"token":"H5_Ua188XaoxsXq3"},{"candidatename":"Terry M. Bennett","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTerry Michael Bennett is the incumbent mayor of Rural Hall, North Carolina, serving a term that runs 2023-2026, and is the Republican candidate for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n> **Editorial note -- same-name confusion.** A 2018 obituary exists online for a different man, Terry Lee Bennett, who died in December 2018. That person is not the mayor of Rural Hall. Terry Michael Bennett is a sitting, living municipal official who has remained active in town governance through 2026 [2][3][4].\n\n## Career\nAs mayor, Bennett has been the central figure in Rural Hall's multi-year debate over a proposed data center on Glade Street. In 2024, he convened a town-hall meeting after more than 100 residents objected to the project, pledging to keep residents informed about its environmental and traffic impact [2]. The town council initially opposed the project, but in June 2026 it reversed course and passed a resolution supporting it, after the developer committed in writing that Rural Hall could annex the site and collect its tax revenue if the project moves forward [3][4]. Bennett has also promoted business development in the town, including presiding over a 2024 ribbon-cutting for a new Love's Travel Stop that included a $5,000 donation to Rural Hall Elementary School [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Municipal Elected Officials Guide (2025) -- Forsyth County Board of Elections](https://forsyth.cc/elections/assets/documents/2025_municipal_officials_guide.pdf) -- accessed 2026-07-19\n\n[2] [Over 100 frustrated residents attend Rural Hall community meeting on data center proposal -- ABC45](https://abc45.com/news/local/hundreds-of-upset-residents-attend-rural-hall-community-meeting-on-data-center-proposal) -- accessed 2026-07-19\n\n[3] [Rural Hall drops opposition to proposed data center -- 88.5 WFDD](https://www.wfdd.org/politics-government/2026-06-23/rural-hall-drops-opposition-to-proposed-data-center) -- accessed 2026-07-19\n\n[4] [Rural Hall town leaders reverse course on data center, pass resolution in support -- FOX8 WGHP](https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/forsyth/rural-hall-town-leaders-convene-for-data-center-discussion-residents-return-to-voice-opposition/) -- accessed 2026-07-19\n\n[5] [Town of Rural Hall -- Instagram, ribbon-cutting for Love's Travel Stop](https://www.instagram.com/p/C8YC2RlgFuY/?locale=ko&hl=en) -- accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"Terry","lastname":"Bennett","middlename":"Michael","suffix":null,"token":"4773929beabf510a"},"token":"hgHdD8WwBb59rEAa"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"city_mayor","o.office":"town_mayor","office":"town_mayor","officedescription":"A city or town mayor is the municipality's chief executive, responsible for administering city departments, proposing the city budget, and representing the city. In some Tennessee cities the mayor is a strong executive; in others the role is more ceremonial alongside a city manager.","officequalities":"- Executive leadership of a city government \u2014 police, fire, public works, parks, and administration.\n- Ability to negotiate and defend an annual budget before the city council.\n- Intergovernmental capacity: with the county, the State of Tennessee, federal partners, and neighboring municipalities.\n- Working familiarity with the city charter, Tennessee municipal law, and open-meetings rules.\n- Crisis-management and public-communication capacity.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Mayor","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Town Of Rural Hall Mayor"}