{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Trevor C. Lance","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nTrevor Lance is the incumbent Mayor Pro Tem of the Town of Fletcher and a member of the Fletcher Town Council representing District 4; he is running for re-election to the District 4 seat in the November 3, 2026 general election [1][2].\n\n## Office history\n\nLance was first elected to the Fletcher Town Council District 4 seat in 2021, defeating Erik Weber 682 votes to 613 (52.62%) in what was, at the time, the highest-turnout municipal election in Fletcher's history, succeeding Eddie Henderson, who did not seek re-election [3]. During that campaign he said he would \"strive to maintain the current small-town feel\" of Fletcher and opposed growth financed through tax increases and use of eminent domain [3]. He has since become Mayor Pro Tem [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Town Council - Town of Fletcher, North Carolina](https://www.fletchernc.org/town-government/town-council/)\n[2] [Here's the final candidate list for 2026 elections - Hendersonville Lightning](https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/four-seasons-politics/15729-elx-4.html)\n[3] [Incumbent Sheila Franklin keeps seat on Fletcher Town Council; Trevor Lance wins District 4 - Yahoo News](https://www.yahoo.com/news/incumbent-sheila-franklin-keeps-seat-153851133.html)","firstname":"Trevor","lastname":"Lance","middlename":"Cheney","suffix":null,"token":"0d5c9a51cdd5eaa9"},"token":"M3sspkTUc6S9c757"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"city_council","o.office":"town_council","office":"town_council","officedescription":"A city council member (alderman in some towns) serves on the municipality's legislative body, approving the city budget, setting the tax rate, and passing ordinances and resolutions. Members represent a district or the city at large.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on city matters \u2014 ordinances, services, and land use.\n- Budget literacy: the council approves the city budget and sets the city property-tax rate.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions; committee work.\n- Constituent relations within the district or city.\n- Familiarity with the city charter and municipal issues such as utilities, transit, development, and blight.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Town Council Member","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Town Of Fletcher Town Council District 04"}