{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Brian (Taco) Johnson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrian Anthony Johnson is a candidate for the Graham County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina in the 2026 election.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Graham County Board of Commissioners \u2013 Official Website](https://www.grahamcounty.org/county_comm.html)\n- [2] [2026 Primary Candidate Detail List \u2013 NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_detail_list.pdf)","firstname":"Brian","lastname":"Johnson","middlename":"Anthony","suffix":null,"token":"6c7b39b30b81d57b"},"token":"_MVcjMbHhu63B9W1"},{"candidatename":"Natasha Williams","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nNatasha Williams serves on the Graham County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina [1]. She is a candidate for re-election to this position in 2026 [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nNatasha Williams ran for election to the Graham County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina in 2022 [1]. She is currently a candidate for this same office in the 2026 election [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Natasha Williams (Graham County Board of Commissioners, North ...](https://ballotpedia.org/Natasha_Williams_(Graham_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n[2] [Natasha Williams (Graham County Board of Commissioners, North ...](https://ballotpedia.org/Natasha_Williams_(Graham_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))","firstname":"Natasha","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Dawn","suffix":null,"token":"b839b4fd88de8c30"},"token":"6OfNnDmj-_boQQxD"},{"candidatename":"Jacob Nelms","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJacob Darrell Nelms is an incumbent member of the Graham County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina, having served since 2014. He is running for continued service on the board in 2026. Nelms also serves as the county's Building Inspector.\n\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Background and education\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Career\nNelms serves simultaneously as a Graham County Commissioner and as the county's Building Inspector. In early 2026, a significant controversy arose when Graham County District Attorney Ashley Welch filed a petition for the removal of Sheriff Brad Hoxit, alleging the sheriff's office had abused its power by conducting an investigation into Nelms regarding alleged falsification of inspection records and time sheets. Nelms contested the characterization of his conduct. He has also been associated with a food services venture called 28 Hospitality.\n\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Family\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Graham County Sheriff Removal Hearing \u2013 Smoky Mountain News](https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item/41110-keeping-the-faith-first-of-its-kind-sheriff-removal-hearing-plays-out-in-graham-county)\n- [2] [Graham County Board of Commissioners \u2013 Official Website](https://www.grahamcounty.org/county_comm.html)\n","firstname":"Jacob","lastname":"Nelms","middlename":"Darrell","suffix":null,"token":"ad6310ea23edb5c2"},"token":"zTHn7LxqxWYPhkbp"}],"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":3,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Graham County Board Of Commissioners"}