{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"DeLeon Parker","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDeLeon Parker Jr., a lawyer based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, is running for Nash County Board of Commissioners District 5 in the 2026 election [1][5]. Parker self-describes as a candidate focused on public safety and community investment, noting his professional background in legal services including criminal law, family law, and estate planning [6][7].\n\nRecent campaign developments include early voting results from a concurrent primary or related race where Parker received 638 votes, leading opponent Kent Smith who received 439 votes [2]. Parker has also highlighted personal milestones in his campaign communications, such as celebrating his daughter Olive Ann Parker\u2019s graduation from North Carolina State University [3]. The incumbent commissioner for District 5 was previously ousted in a primary election, creating an open seat dynamic for the current cycle [4].\n\n## Background and education\n\nDeLeon Parker Jr. is a lawyer based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina [5]. He resides in Nash County and serves as a candidate for the Nash County Board of Commissioners District 5 [1]. Specific details regarding his birthplace, year of birth, upbringing, religious affiliation, or formal educational history are not provided in the available sources.\n\n## Career\n\nDeLeon Parker Jr. is a lawyer based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina [5]. His legal practice includes areas such as criminal law and bankruptcy [7]. He has also been listed with connections to estate planning and family law services [6].\n\nParker self-describes himself as an ASC graduate and has publicly shared pride in his daughter Olive Ann Parker\u2019s academic achievements at NC State University, where she served as a tutor and supplemental instruction leader [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nDeLeon Parker Jr. is a lawyer based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina [5]. He has served as a candidate for Nash County Board of Commissioners District 5, including in the 2026 election cycle [1]. In the primary race for this seat, he faced incumbent Kent Smith; early voting results indicated Parker received 638 votes to Smith's 439 [3].\n\nParker previously ran for Nash County Board of Commissioners District 5 in an earlier election cycle where he was defeated by the incumbent commissioner [4]. Specific details regarding the year of this prior loss or any other elected or appointed offices held are not provided in the available sources.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nDeLeon Parker Jr. is a lawyer based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina [5]. Professional directories list his practice areas as including bankruptcy, criminal law, family law, personal injury, trusts and estates, and real estate law [7]. He has been identified with legal practices in both Nash County and Mecklenburg County [6].\n\nSpecific details regarding Parker's business ownership stakes, sales of businesses, or the specific sources of his wealth are not provided in the available records. While he has expressed pride in his daughter Olive Ann Parker\u2019s academic achievements at NC State University, this information pertains to family life rather than his financial disclosures or business interests [3].\n\n## Family\n\nDeLeon Parker Jr. has a daughter named Olive Ann Parker, who attended North Carolina State University and served as a tutor and supplemental instruction leader [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [DeLeon Parker (Nash County Board of Commissioners ...](https://ballotpedia.org/DeLeon_Parker_(Nash_County_Board_of_Commissioners_District_5,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))\n[2] [EARLY VOTING RESULTS DELEON PARKER 638 KENT ...](https://www.facebook.com/ncfightingcrime/posts/early-voting-resultsdeleon-parker-638-kent-smith-439/1450972483151850/)\n[3] [ASC Graduate: Olive Ann Parker | Deleon Parker, Jr.](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deleon-parker-jr-581b9ba_asc-graduate-olive-ann-parker-activity-7253379126336606208-9hxa)\n[4] [Incumbent commissioner ousted in primary | Local News | rockymounttelegram.com](https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/incumbent-commissioner-ousted-in-primary/article_f2f2f77e-5f25-4b2f-9e84-6e9ce8517838.html)\n[5] [Deleon Parker Jr., Lawyer in Rocky Mount, North Carolina | Justia](https://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/deleon-parker-jr-881264)\n[6] [Mr. DeLeon Parker Jr. - a Rocky Mount, North Carolina (NC) Lawyer](https://pview.findlaw.com/view/3534100_1)\n[7] [Mr. Deleon Parker, Jr. - Rocky Mount, NC Attorney](https://www.lawyers.com/rocky-mount/north-carolina/deleon-parker-jr-1410701-a/)","firstname":"Deleon","lastname":"Parker","middlename":null,"suffix":"JR","token":"e7bdc5bf7f127a69"},"token":"Fai6o8MHKv53xqhW"},{"candidatename":"Erica Mitchell","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Erica Terrell Mitchell is a registered voter in Nash County, North Carolina, registered since 2007 (19 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Erica Terrell Mitchell's year of birth as 1981; 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 Erica Terrell Mitchell 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":"Erica","lastname":"Mitchell","middlename":"Terrell","suffix":null,"token":"63537b4022018c51"},"token":"GT_zd62zcNhdSnQR"}],"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":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 05"}