{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Adam Yelton","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Adam Wayne Yelton is a registered voter in Rutherford County, North Carolina, registered since 2003 (23 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Adam Wayne Yelton's year of birth as 1985; 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 Adam Wayne Yelton 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":"Adam","lastname":"Yelton","middlename":"Wayne","suffix":null,"token":"d935bed28cbea10f"},"token":"l7mhYpeXoO1mvs-E"},{"candidatename":"Jason Toney","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Update: Jason Dwayne Toney lost the Republican primary for Rutherford County Board of Commissioners District 04 on March 3, 2026, and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.[3]**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Jason Dwayne Toney is a registered voter in Rutherford County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Jason Dwayne Toney's year of birth as 1978; 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 Jason Dwayne Toney 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] Rutherford County Board of Elections, 2026 general election candidate roster (https://www.rutherfordcountync.gov/document_center/Board%20of%20Elections/cont_cand_rpt_3.pdf, filing closed 2026-07-17) \u2014 Jason Dwayne Toney does not appear among the November 3, 2026 candidates for Rutherford County Board of Commissioners District 04; Adam Yelton is the republican nominee who advanced instead.","firstname":"Jason","lastname":"Toney","middlename":"Dwayne","suffix":null,"token":"858e06e6292f9944"},"token":"iNbbb0C67JFZVmUr"}],"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":"Rutherford County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}