{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jim Von Canon","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Richard Von Canon Jr., known as Jim Von Canon, is the Republican incumbent candidate for the Moore County Board of Commissioners District I in 2026. He is serving his first term on the board, ran unopposed in the 2026 primary, and will advance to the November 3, 2026 general election. He lives in Lakeview, NC.\n\n## Background and education\nVon Canon is a lifelong Moore County native whose family has lived in the county for more than 130 years. After high school he worked locally and served as a lieutenant on the West End Fire Department, then worked as a police officer in Durham, NC.\n\n## Career\nVon Canon joined the U.S. Army at age 32 and spent the majority of his 29-year military career working in Special Operations at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty, NC), retiring in September 2018 at the rank of Special Forces Sergeant Major. After retiring from the Army, he became involved in Republican Party politics and worked to support the preservation of the Crystal Lake Historic District in Lakeview. As a sitting Moore County Commissioner, Von Canon serves on the Fire Commission, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, the Economic Task Force, the Homeless Task Force, the Law Enforcement/Veterans Task Force, and the Solid Waste Task Force.\n\n## Family\nVon Canon has a wife and three children, all of whom were educated in Moore County schools.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Meet Jim \u2013 Jim Von Canon for Commissioner](https://www.jimvoncanon4commissioner.com/about)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Von Canon","middlename":"Richard","suffix":"JR","token":"75216319fa3cf974"},"token":"3RG0jt8-IkrLHY8u"},{"candidatename":"Cameron Dockery","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCameron Garrett Dockery, Mayor of Robbins, NC, won the Republican primary for the Moore County Board of Commissioners District III on March 3, 2026, defeating fellow candidate Curtis Self by nearly 1,400 votes [1]. He advances to the November 3, 2026 general election to succeed Commissioner John Ritter, who has served since 2022 but chose not to seek re-election; no Democratic candidate filed for the seat, though an unaffiliated candidate could still file to challenge Dockery [1]. Dockery is 63 years old, according to The Pilot's report on his primary win [1].\n\n## Career\nDockery serves as Mayor of Robbins. He campaigned in the primary on three key issues: securing water resources for the county's future, quality of life, and fighting substance abuse addiction through faith-based intervention [1]. The Pilot reports he has already been part of county discussions about water resources in his role as mayor [1].\n\n## Family\nIn his primary-night remarks, Dockery thanked his wife and daughter for their support [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Dockery Wins Primary for Commissioner District 3 \u2013 The Pilot](https://www.thepilot.com/news/dockery-wins-primary-for-commissioner-district-3/article_e3200d64-d3a8-4e73-8eee-ec4e61b78cc8.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"Cameron","lastname":"Dockery","middlename":"Garrett","suffix":null,"token":"353dd185b5a17477"},"token":"ovCOpWzMdQRXWMqZ"}],"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":"Moore County Board Of Commissioners District I"}