{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Deborah Deal Boone","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Deborah Deal Boone is a Democratic candidate for the Madison County Board of Education, District 02, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot. She filed her candidacy on December 19, 2025 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (Madison County Board of Education District 02), accessed 2026-07-20 \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv","firstname":"Deborah","lastname":"Boone","middlename":"Deal","suffix":null,"token":"83754317a2f95403"},"token":"Bu8rMVLlhv88YZOx"},{"candidatename":"Melissa Sluder","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Melissa D Sluder is a registered voter in Madison County, North Carolina, registered since 2011 (15 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Melissa D Sluder's year of birth as 1979; 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 Melissa D Sluder 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":"Melissa","lastname":"Sluder","middlename":"D","suffix":null,"token":"9bc6331b3937cb59"},"token":"dL7GtnLLBs8WAhjg"}],"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":"Madison County Board Of Education District 02"}