{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Shandra Sims","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Shandra Gibson Sims is the Democratic candidate for Jackson County Register of Deeds in the 2026 election in Jackson County, North Carolina. While the provided sources document her candidacy in the 2022 general election, she is listed as running again for the same office in the upcoming race.\n\nSims\u2019 public record shows that she previously sought the Register of Deeds position as a Democrat, appearing on the November 8, 2022 ballot for the Jackson County Register of Deeds office [1]. The Register of Deeds is responsible for maintaining official records of real property transactions, vital statistics, and other county documents, ensuring public access and accurate record\u2011keeping.\n\nBeyond her 2022 campaign, no additional biographical details such as education, professional background, or prior public service are supplied in the available source. Consequently, her experience and qualifications for the role are not detailed in the public record referenced.\n\nDuring the 2022 election cycle, Sims did not complete Ballotpedia\u2019s Candidate Connection survey, and the profile notes that she can be contacted via email at simsshandra@gmail.com [1]. No phone number, campaign website, or candidate portrait image is provided in the source material.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Shandra Sims (Jackson County Register of Deeds, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Shandra_Sims_(Jackson_County_Register_of_Deeds,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))","firstname":"Shandra","lastname":"Sims","middlename":"Gibson","suffix":null,"token":"4c0fdd2653042d8e"},"token":"EDjY8dNP5LsfhF92"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"register_of_deeds","o.office":"register_of_deeds","office":"register_of_deeds","officedescription":"The register of deeds maintains the county's permanent public record of real-property instruments \u2014 deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats \u2014 and collects the state transfer and mortgage taxes on them. The record the office keeps is the legal backbone of property ownership.","officequalities":"- Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies.\n- Accuracy and indexing discipline \u2014 an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.\n- Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users and individual property owners.\n- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Register of Deeds","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Jackson County Register Of Deeds"}