{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jonathan Vanderford","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Jonathan Caleb Vanderford is a registered voter in Franklin County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Jonathan Caleb Vanderford's year of birth as 2002; 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 6 elections voted in since 2022, 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 Jonathan Caleb Vanderford 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":"Jonathan","lastname":"Vanderford","middlename":"Caleb","suffix":null,"token":"4660793ea569c213"},"token":"21HXphmRuiFnMs9R"},{"candidatename":"Chris Perry","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"Christopher Travis \"Chris\" Perry filed as a candidate for the Franklin County Board of Education District 5, a nonpartisan office, and appeared on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot alongside D. Ashley Cooper and Jonathan Vanderford [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] NC State Board of Elections 2026 candidate filing list (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), Franklin County Board of Education District 05 \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv","firstname":"Christopher","lastname":"Perry","middlename":"Travis","suffix":null,"token":"03310817ce46f414"},"token":"GbMhD9fqNIqn5N1T"},{"candidatename":"D. Ashley Cooper","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"**Update: David Ashley Cooper did not advance from the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan primary for Franklin County Board of Education, District 5, finishing third among three candidates with 487 votes, behind Jonathan Vanderford (829) and Chris Perry (619) [1]. Vanderford and Perry both advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Cooper does not appear on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list for that contest [2].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, David Ashley Cooper is a registered voter in Franklin County, North Carolina, registered since 2023 (3 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows David Ashley Cooper's year of birth as 1977; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 4 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 David Ashley Cooper can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"David","lastname":"Cooper","middlename":"Ashley","suffix":null,"token":"99f6216646e3bd5f"},"token":"VtEf9eC8SD7xmnug"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":"county_school_board","office":"county_school_board","officedescription":"A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County School Board Member","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05"}