{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Kim McGahey","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nKim Keith Mcgahey ran as the Republican candidate for Pender County Board of Education District 02 in the March 3, 2026 primary but did not advance, receiving 2750 votes to Jason K. Jordan's 3419, per North Carolina State Board of Elections certified primary results [1]. Kim Keith Mcgahey will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this race.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Kim Keith Mcgahey is a registered voter in Pender County, North Carolina, registered since 2023 (3 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Kim Keith Mcgahey's year of birth as 1954; 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 6 elections voted in since 2023, 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 Kim Keith Mcgahey can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary results, PENDER County precinct-level results (`PENDER_PRECINCT_SORT.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/PENDER_PRECINCT_SORT.txt \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Kim","lastname":"Mcgahey","middlename":"Keith","suffix":null,"token":"84700cb77f1c92e8"},"token":"HYtZhaRO3p5eFmT2"},{"candidatename":"Jason K. Jordan","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJason K. Jordan is a candidate for the Pender County Board of Education District 2 seat in North Carolina [1]. He is running in the 2026 election cycle for this position [1]. The Pender County government confirmed that candidates for the 2026 primary, including those for county board seats, were listed on its official website as of December 2025 [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nJason K. Jordan is a candidate for the Pender County Board of Education District 2 seat in North Carolina [1]. He is listed as running in the 2026 primary election cycle [2]. Specific details regarding his birthplace, year of birth, upbringing, religious affiliation, or educational background are not provided in the available source materials.\n\n## Career\n\nJason K. Jordan is a candidate for the Pender County Board of Education District 2 seat in North Carolina [1]. He is listed as one of the county candidates for the 2026 primary election [2].\n\nAvailable sources do not provide specific details regarding his pre-political career, including previous jobs, businesses owned or operated, professional licenses, or military service.\n\n## Office history\n\nJason Jordan was elected to the Pender County Board of Education for District 2 in 2024 [3]. He assumed office as a member of this board, representing District 2 within Pender County, North Carolina [1].\n\nJordan is currently seeking re-election to the Pender County Board of Education District 2 seat in the 2026 election [1]. The 2026 primary election for this position is scheduled to take place after May 18, 2026 [2].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nJason K. Jordan is a candidate for the Pender County Board of Education District 2 seat in North Carolina [1]. He is listed among the county candidates for the 2026 primary election [2]. In a previous election cycle, Jordan won a seat on the Pender County Board of Education [3].\n\nThe provided sources do not contain specific details regarding Jason K. Jordan's business interests, family wealth source, ownership stakes, sales of businesses, or significant financial-disclosure facts for this section.\n\nNO_CONTENT\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Jason K. Jordan (Pender County Board of Education District 2, North ...](https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_K._Jordan_(Pender_County_Board_of_Education_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))\n[2] [County candidates for the 2026 primary are attached. View the full ...](https://www.instagram.com/p/DSdfjWME9Zd/)\n[3] [Hansen, Jordan win Pender County Board of Education seats - Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hansen-jordan-win-pender-county-034027433.html)","firstname":"Jason","lastname":"Jordan","middlename":"Kent","suffix":null,"token":"a48082f4fbf210bc"},"token":"c2L8NLkmfeaePqKG"}],"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":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Pender County Board Of Education District 02"}