{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Melvetta Broadnax Taylor","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMelvetta Broadnax Taylor is the incumbent Democratic Northampton County Commissioner for District 4, representing Seaboard and Wiccacanee Townships (Seaboard, Galatia, and Creeksville) [1]. In the March 3, 2026 primary she defeated challenger Lemuel Ricks, 1,979 votes to 1,463 [2]. She faces no challenger in the November 3, 2026 general election [2].\n\n## Office history\nTaylor was elected to the District 4 seat in 2022, taking office in December 2022 for a term expiring December 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Staff Directory \u2013 Melvetta Broadnax Taylor \u2013 Northampton County](https://www.northamptonnc.com/directory.aspx?eid=76)\n- [2] [Incumbents reign supreme in Northampton Primary results \u2013 Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald](https://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/news/incumbents-reign-supreme-in-northampton-primary-results-396a467a)","firstname":"Melvetta","lastname":"Taylor","middlename":"Broadnax","suffix":null,"token":"b7bb0752f08b0905"},"token":"EyVl3lzXLuhDFsYK"}],"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":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}