{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Robert Reives","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Robert Tyrone Reives is a registered voter in Lee County, North Carolina, registered since 1976 (50 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Robert Tyrone Reives's year of birth as 1948; 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 17 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 Robert Tyrone Reives 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":"Robert","lastname":"Reives","middlename":"Tyrone","suffix":null,"token":"9dc704baf89340e9"},"token":"3Vgz18no3nq_yFH0"},{"candidatename":"Louis D. Williams","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLouis Donnell Williams is a Republican candidate for the Lee County Board of Commissioners, District 1, in the 2026 election, challenging incumbent Democrat Robert Reives Sr. He previously sought a seat on the Sanford City Council in 2025.\n\nWilliams has identified rapid growth and its impact on the community as the top issue facing the county. He is particularly concerned about ensuring that taxpayers have meaningful involvement in decisions about how that growth is managed.\n\n## Career\nWilliams, age 65, works as a carpenter.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Filing: A list of Lee County candidates for the 2026 elections \u2013 The Rant](https://rantnc.com/2025/12/22/filing-a-list-of-lee-county-candidates-for-the-2026-elections/)\n","firstname":"Louis","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Donnell","suffix":null,"token":"213bcd4b6253c405"},"token":"pRKYdVt2zv0nExu-"}],"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":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Lee County Board Of Commissioners District 01"}