{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"David Bunn","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, David Thomas Bunn is a registered voter in Franklin County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows David Thomas Bunn's year of birth as 1976; 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 David Thomas Bunn 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":"David","lastname":"Bunn","middlename":"Thomas","suffix":null,"token":"71537dab7a755d27"},"token":"9WwhkvUAmTE0DWJJ"},{"candidatename":"Michelle D. Strong","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMichelle Denise Strong is a Democratic candidate for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, District 4, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1]. She maintains a campaign Facebook page and a campaign website for the race [2][3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nStrong's campaign website describes her as coming from \"a working-class family\" [3]. Her LinkedIn profile lists the credentials \"MS, MPA\" after her name (LinkedIn requires login; reflects the public profile as of July 2026) [4].\n\n## Career\n\nStrong's campaign website states she has \"over twenty years\" of experience in social work, and describes her advocacy as focused on educational outcomes, family support, and economic growth in Franklin County [3]. She is affiliated with Down Home North Carolina (DHNC), a rural community-organizing group active in Franklin County. DHNC's own social media announced that Franklin County members voted to become an official DHNC chapter, with a launch event held March 1; Strong reshared that announcement on her personal LinkedIn account [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] NC State Board of Elections 2026 candidate filing list (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), Franklin County Board of Commissioners District 04 \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [MichelleStrong 4FranklinCommissioner - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/61584183971847/photos/d41d8cd9/122127410337139465/)\n[3] [About - michelledstrong.com](https://michelledstrong.com/about)\n[4] [\"Go Team Go!!!\" - Michelle D Strong, MS, MPA - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michelle-d-strong-ms-mpa-8449829_go-team-go-activity-7308216981009178624-km4y) (LinkedIn requires login; reflects the public post as of July 2026)","firstname":"Michelle","lastname":"Strong","middlename":"Denise","suffix":null,"token":"c866bece465c3daa"},"token":"tBTP7MazdrwuqJzO"}],"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":"Franklin County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}