{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Gwendolyn Harris","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nGwendolyn Leverne Harris is a candidate for the Stanly County Board of Commissioners At-Large seat in North Carolina [1]. She is running in the 2026 election cycle for this position [1]. As of May 12, 2026, the outcome of this upcoming election remains unknown.\n\n## Background and education\n\nGwendolyn Harris was born in 1972 [1]. She self-describes as a Christian and resides in Stanly County, North Carolina [1]. Harris attended South Stanly High School [1]. She later earned an Associate of Arts degree from Central Carolina Technical College [1].\n\n## Career\n\nGwendolyn Harris is a nurse practitioner by profession [1]. She holds professional licensure in nursing [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nGwendolyn Harris is a candidate for Stanly County Board of Commissioners At-Large in 2026 [1]. The provided source does not list any prior elected or appointed offices held by Harris, nor does it detail previous races run or lost [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Gwendolyn Harris (Stanly County Board of Commissioners At-Large, North Carolina, candidate 2026) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Gwendolyn_Harris_(Stanly_County_Board_of_Commissioners_At-Large,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))","firstname":"Gwendolyn","lastname":"Harris","middlename":"Leverne","suffix":null,"token":"fca5678590b752c9"},"token":"lawTaNcOSof2GUSt"},{"candidatename":"Kristin Beck","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\n**Kristin Michelle Beck lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this race.** Kristin Michelle Beck ran as the Democratic candidate for Stanly County Board of Commissioners At-Large, receiving 686 votes to Gwendolyn Harris's 1,124, per North Carolina State Board of Elections certified primary results [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Kristin Michelle Beck is a registered voter in Stanly County, North Carolina, registered since 2018 (8 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Kristin Michelle Beck's year of birth as 1983; 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 3 elections voted in since 2016, 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 Kristin Michelle Beck 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, STANLY County precinct-level results (`STANLY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/STANLY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt -- accessed 2026-07-23\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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":"Kristin","lastname":"Beck","middlename":"Michelle","suffix":null,"token":"7f6f8dab8bb201cb"},"token":"2gvNaqakuGtDpHN9"}],"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":"Stanly County Board Of Commissioners At-Large"}