{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jandavian Little (Jan) Lilly","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJandavian Little Lilly is one of two candidates \u2014 alongside Ellen M. Jones \u2014 running for Montgomery County Board of Education, District 1, a nonpartisan office, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; the race has not yet been decided [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Jandavian Little Lilly is a registered voter in Montgomery County, North Carolina, registered since 1995 (31 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Jandavian Little Lilly's year of birth as 1972; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Jandavian Little Lilly can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","firstname":"Jandavian","lastname":"Lilly","middlename":"Little","suffix":null,"token":"d083815c4d7bf91e"},"token":"b4LxA1bL52X-beXV"},{"candidatename":"Ellen M. Jones","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEllen M. Jones (Ellen McFayden Jones) filed as a candidate for the Montgomery County Board of Education, District 1, on December 18, 2025, ahead of the November 3, 2026 general election [1]. Jandavian Little Lilly also filed for the same seat [1]. As of the 2025\u201326 school year, District 1 was represented on the Montgomery County Schools Board of Education by Anne Evans [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Filing List (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [Board of Education \u2013 Montgomery County Schools](https://www.montgomery.k12.nc.us/board-of-education/board-of-education) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"Ellen","lastname":"Jones","middlename":"Mcfayden","suffix":null,"token":"f1fcc2d22f5cebf7"},"token":"cEBIemSkQrwpdp1G"}],"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":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Montgomery County Board Of Education District 01"}