{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Irish Spencer","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"**Update: Spencer lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat, finishing with about 28% of the vote behind winner Ebony Burnett, and will not appear on the November 2026 ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Irish Gaymon Spencer is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 1982 (44 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Irish Gaymon Spencer's year of birth as 1959; 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 10 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 Irish Gaymon Spencer 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/)\n\n[3] [March 3 Primary Elections Results \u2014 The Carolina Peacemaker](https://peacemakeronline.com/stories/march-3-primary-elections-results,97446)","firstname":"Irish","lastname":"Spencer","middlename":"Gaymon","suffix":null,"token":"59b16301ff0f8776"},"token":"j43R1gZBwEzLGKzX"},{"candidatename":"Michelle L. Linster","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"**Update: Linster lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat, finishing with about 12% of the vote behind winner Ebony Burnett, and will not appear on the November 2026 ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Michelle Lynn Linster is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Michelle Lynn Linster's year of birth as 1955; 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 8 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 Michelle Lynn Linster 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/)\n\n[3] [March 3 Primary Elections Results \u2014 The Carolina Peacemaker](https://peacemakeronline.com/stories/march-3-primary-elections-results,97446)","firstname":"Michelle","lastname":"Linster","middlename":"Lynn","suffix":null,"token":"56b7c15693577f13"},"token":"6tKd9fLWCv8fhnOU"},{"candidatename":"Sherry Smith Walker","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"**Update: Walker lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat, finishing with about 9% of the vote behind winner Ebony Burnett, and will not appear on the November 2026 ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sherry Smith Walker is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Sherry Smith Walker's year of birth as 1968; 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 7 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 Sherry Smith Walker 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/)\n\n[3] [March 3 Primary Elections Results \u2014 The Carolina Peacemaker](https://peacemakeronline.com/stories/march-3-primary-elections-results,97446)","firstname":"Sherry","lastname":"Walker","middlename":"Smith","suffix":null,"token":"716a701be1de9ca0"},"token":"QH53oFyRVxD9S77j"},{"candidatename":"Ebony Burnett","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Ebony Chapel Burnett is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 2018 (8 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Ebony Chapel Burnett's year of birth as 1984; 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 8 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 Ebony Chapel Burnett 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":"Ebony","lastname":"Burnett","middlename":"Chapel","suffix":null,"token":"a5e3a658ca897d0f"},"token":"4XevQvt24vPK69Xh"}],"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":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Guilford County Board Of Education District 04"}