{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Frank Stoltmann","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Stoltmann did not advance past the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the Person County Board of Commissioners (unexpired term), placing third and last of three candidates with 458 votes; John R. Byrd Sr. won the nomination with 1,351 votes** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Frank Burke Stoltmann is a registered voter in Person County, North Carolina, registered since 2020 (6 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Frank Burke Stoltmann's year of birth as 1961; 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 7 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 Frank Burke Stoltmann 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/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 certified primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), Person County, Board of Commissioners (Unexpired) (REP) contest, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","firstname":"Frank","lastname":"Stoltmann","middlename":"Burke","suffix":null,"token":"af72d457ac6acbab"},"token":"-00I9IEwWw74oi-5"},{"candidatename":"John R. Byrd, Sr.","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, John Robert Byrd SR is a registered voter in Person County, North Carolina, registered since 1988 (38 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows John Robert Byrd SR's year of birth as 1953; 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 12 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 John Robert Byrd SR 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":"John","lastname":"Byrd","middlename":"Robert","suffix":"SR","token":"f3c644250d6f7423"},"token":"a2TzTtwup5qqAeus"},{"candidatename":"Derrick Sims","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Sims did not advance past the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the Person County Board of Commissioners (unexpired term), placing second of three candidates with 1,169 votes; John R. Byrd Sr. won the nomination with 1,351 votes** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Charles Derrick Sims is a registered voter in Person County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Charles Derrick Sims's year of birth as 1958; 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 Charles Derrick Sims 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/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 certified primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), Person County, Board of Commissioners (Unexpired) (REP) contest, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","firstname":"Charles","lastname":"Sims","middlename":"Derrick","suffix":null,"token":"9a57bcaf77ea432f"},"token":"T-X0GgNxbv3xDW_U"}],"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":"Person County Board Of Commissioners (Unexpired)"}