{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Sallie J. Ryan","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSallie Jenkins Ryan is a candidate for Bladen County Board Of Education District 01 in Gates County, North Carolina in the 2026 election cycle. The North Carolina primary is scheduled for March 3, 2026, with the general election on November 3, 2026.\n\nNo additional biographical information is currently available for this candidate. Voters seeking more information are encouraged to contact local news sources, the county Board of Elections, or the candidate's campaign directly.\n","firstname":"Sallie","lastname":"Ryan","middlename":"Jenkins","suffix":null,"token":"6b99d799c9691bd0"},"token":"phb-HfY973oWGhOU"},{"candidatename":"Brian Silvers","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrian Edward Silvers was a candidate for Gates County Board of Education District 01 in the nonpartisan election held March 3, 2026. He placed second to Sallie J. Ryan, 848 votes to 1,384, and lost [1]. Gates County school board seats with two or three candidates are decided outright at the March election; there is no separate November contest for this seat, and Silvers will not appear on a later ballot for it.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Brian Edward Silvers is a registered voter in Gates County, North Carolina, registered since 2012 (14 years), with party affiliation listed as Unaffiliated [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Brian Edward Silvers's year of birth as 1979; 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 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Brian Edward Silvers can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Gates County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/GATES_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Gates County Board of Education District 01, accessed 2026-07-21; also confirmed via the [NC State Board of Elections 2026 Candidate Listing](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\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":"Brian","lastname":"Silvers","middlename":"Edward","suffix":null,"token":"728445af3357e41e"},"token":"vkfDtvlyIqs-Urm9"}],"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":"Gates County Board Of Education District 01"}