{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Marvin Hilliard","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMarvin Antwon Hilliard is a candidate for Martin County Sheriff, North Carolina, in the November 3, 2026 general election. In the 2022 election, Hilliard ran as an unaffiliated candidate for Martin County Sheriff against Democrat Tim Manning, per Ballotpedia's record of that race [1]. His current 2026 party affiliation is not independently confirmed by any source located.\n\n## Background and career\n\nPer his own campaign website, Hilliard is a Martin County native and a graduate of Roanoke High School [2]. He completed Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) at Halifax Community College, sponsored by then-Edgecombe County Sheriff James Knight [2]. He began his law-enforcement career with the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, where he was promoted from deputy to detective [2]. Other specific career and education details that have circulated about Hilliard -- including particular college degrees, roles at the Sharpsburg and Scotland Neck police departments, and a Criminal Justice Instructor credential -- could not be confirmed against his campaign website or any other source located, and are omitted here pending better sourcing.\n\nHilliard can be reached via the campaign email hilliard4sheriff@gmail.com, listed on his Ballotpedia profile [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Marvin Hilliard (Martin County Sheriff, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Marvin_Hilliard_(Martin_County_Sheriff,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [2] [Marvin Hilliard for Sheriff - campaign website](https://www.hilliard4sheriff.com/)","firstname":"Marvin","lastname":"Hilliard","middlename":"Antwon","suffix":null,"token":"6e78140ec3726fab"},"token":"bdVnruH-JePFDVCU"},{"candidatename":"Drew Robinson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"UNA","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Maurice Ledrew Robinson JR is a registered voter in Martin County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1]. **Note: this reflects only his personal voter registration. NC's official 2026 candidate filing list shows Robinson (listed on the ballot by his nickname, \"Drew Robinson\") filed to run for Martin County Sheriff as an Unaffiliated candidate, not as a Democrat [3]. His opponent on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot is Democratic nominee Marvin Hilliard [3].**\n\nThe voter file shows Maurice Ledrew Robinson JR's year of birth as 1976; 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 12 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 Maurice Ledrew Robinson JR 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] North Carolina State Board of Elections, official 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)","firstname":"Maurice","lastname":"Robinson","middlename":"Ledrew","suffix":"JR","token":"2072a32b9c95af84"},"token":"CuPyicjtBuWB_qjt"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"sheriff","o.office":"county_sheriff","office":"county_sheriff","officedescription":"The sheriff is the county's chief law-enforcement officer. The office operates the county jail, provides court security, serves civil process and executes warrants, and provides patrol and investigation \u2014 a large operational command with a substantial budget.","officequalities":"- Organizational leadership of a sheriff's office spanning patrol, investigations, court services, and the county jail.\n- Oversight of the county jail, including intake, inmate health, and release procedures.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee criminal law, court process, and constitutional search-and-seizure standards.\n- Ability to develop and oversee the office's operating budget with public accountability.\n- Coordination with municipal police departments and neighboring-county and state agencies.\n- A documented law-enforcement or public-safety background.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Sheriff","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Martin County Sheriff"}