{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Pauline H. Campbell","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nPauline Hill Campbell served as a member of the Robeson County Board of Commissioners representing District 2 and ran for re-election in the 2026 Democratic primary. She lost to Melvin Ellison on March 3, 2026, receiving 46.12 percent of the vote.\n\nUpon taking office, Campbell identified education funding, job creation, quality healthcare access, and drainage infrastructure as her priority issues.\n\n## Career\nCampbell was appointed to the Robeson County Board of Commissioners on February 4, 2019, becoming the first African-American female to serve on that board. She was selected by the Robeson County Democratic Party to fill the seat vacated by the death of her husband, Berlester Campbell, who passed away on September 28, 2018, after winning the District 2 seat. She subsequently sought and won election in her own right.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Campbell makes history, joins county commission \u2013 Robesonian](https://www.robesonian.com/news/119952/campbell-makes-history-joins-county-commission)\n- [2] [Election profile: 2 seek District 2 commissioner seat \u2013 Robesonian](https://www.robesonian.com/news/337638/election-profile-2-seek-district-2-commissioner-seat)\n","firstname":"Pauline","lastname":"Campbell","middlename":"Hill","suffix":null,"token":"d5cd325659b94d84"},"token":"K3hkhbgVpqCOKbWO"},{"candidatename":"Melvin Ellison","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Melvin Leon Ellison is a registered voter in Robeson County, North Carolina, registered since 1974 (52 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Melvin Leon Ellison's year of birth as 1955; 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 15 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 Melvin Leon Ellison 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":"Melvin","lastname":"Ellison","middlename":"Leon","suffix":null,"token":"dc834f76bdbb3f50"},"token":"LRcacSb8juLPVQGV"}],"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":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}