{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"R.A. Reaves","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert Adam Reaves, known as R.A. Reaves, is a Democratic candidate for the Stokes County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina, running in the November 3, 2026 general election. Stokes County is in north-central North Carolina with its county seat in Danbury.\n\nReaves is running primarily in response to the Stokes County Board of Commissioners' January 2026 vote to approve Project Delta, a large data center project, which passed despite hundreds of residents attending the meeting in opposition and a petition signed by more than 3,200 people against it. He seeks to hold the commission accountable for developer commitments made under Project Delta, impose a moratorium on additional data center proposals, and shift the current 3-2 pro-development majority on the board. He also supports improved funding for education and civics programs in the county.\n\n## Background and education\nReaves grew up in a rural county environment. His father's family is from Allegheny County, North Carolina, and his mother's family is from Buckingham County, Virginia. He relocated to Stokes County approximately four years before the 2026 election, seeking a community that preserved its rural character.\n\n## Career\nReaves owns and operates a horse farm in northern Stokes County, where he also breeds German Shorthair Pointers. He is a member of the American-Canadian Association of Blacksmiths and the International Horseback Archery Association.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [RA Reaves 4 Stokes County Commissioner \u2013 reaves4stokes.com](https://reaves4stokes.com/)\n- [2] [County Commissioner Candidates Q&A \u2013 The Stokes News](https://www.thestokesnews.com/news/county-commissioner-candidates-q-a/article_03b99e55-9b27-4571-9775-eca133d948c5.html)\n","firstname":"Robert","lastname":"Reaves","middlename":"Adam","suffix":null,"token":"16e88bae4a60f858"},"token":"7LfSkLbPmIqd88tO"},{"candidatename":"Ronnie Mendenhall","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"James Ronald Mendenhall, listed on the ballot as Ronnie Mendenhall, is a Republican candidate for the Stokes County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 election. He filed to run on December 1, 2025, and is listed as a resident of Germanton, North Carolina, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections candidate filing records [1].\n\nNo additional published biographical information about this candidate was located from other public sources. Voters with personal knowledge of James Ronald Mendenhall can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Primary Candidate Detail List by County (PDF)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_detail_list.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"James","lastname":"Mendenhall","middlename":"Ronald","suffix":null,"token":"30b3298e21542fd6"},"token":"ZmjfgDVWZHwAIGWD"},{"candidatename":"Josh Bohannon","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoshua Wayne Bohannon (Josh Bohannon) is a Republican candidate for the Stokes County Board of Commissioners (a vote-for-3 seat). He placed third of eight candidates in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary with 2,184 votes, advancing to the November 3, 2026 general election alongside fellow Republicans Mike Marshall and Ronnie Mendenhall against Democrat R.A. Reaves, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results and the 2026 candidate filing list [3][4].\n\n## Background and career\nIn a candidate Q&A published by the Stokes News, Bohannon describes himself as a veteran with two combat tours who has earned two associate degrees [5].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nIn the same Stokes News Q&A, Bohannon named his top priorities as controlling wasteful county spending, building networks of local business owners and entrepreneurs to attract new business, and reinstating regular town hall meetings to rebuild trust between officials and constituents [5].\n\n## Sources\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n[5] [Stokes News \u2014 County commissioner candidates Q&A](https://www.thestokesnews.com/news/county-commissioner-candidates-q-a/article_03b99e55-9b27-4571-9775-eca133d948c5.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Joshua","lastname":"Bohannon","middlename":"Wayne","suffix":null,"token":"da9b730647baf795"},"token":"OFnno1rvoay1IbzL"},{"candidatename":"Mike Marshall","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Michael Paul Marshall, listed on the ballot as Mike Marshall, is a Republican candidate for the Stokes County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 election. He filed to run on December 1, 2025, and is listed as a resident of Danbury, North Carolina, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections candidate filing records [1].\n\nNo additional published biographical information about this candidate was located from other public sources. Voters with personal knowledge of Michael Paul Marshall can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Primary Candidate Detail List by County (PDF)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_detail_list.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"Michael","lastname":"Marshall","middlename":"Paul","suffix":null,"token":"3917573ec53df012"},"token":"PwOj7AnNkGU8-63O"}],"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":3,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners"}