{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Bill Sack","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, William Albert Sack JR is a registered voter in Transylvania County, North Carolina, registered since 1976 (50 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows William Albert Sack JR's year of birth as 1954; 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 William Albert Sack JR 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":"William","lastname":"Sack","middlename":"Albert","suffix":"JR","token":"bcf8e798e7d254b0"},"token":"A2b_8JcJvjGn44iz"},{"candidatename":"Shanaia Powell","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Shanaia Garren Powell is a Republican candidate seeking a seat on the Transylvania County Board of Education in North Carolina. The board oversees public K\u201112 schools in the county, setting policy, approving budgets, and hiring the superintendent. Powell\u2019s name appeared on the Republican primary ballot for the two\u2011seat race on March\u202f3,\u202f2026, alongside Chad Owen and Bill Sack [1].\n\nNo biographical details such as education, professional experience, or prior public service are provided on the Ballotpedia entry; the page notes that Ballotpedia did not receive biographical information for this candidate [1].\n\nSimilarly, the source does not list any prior elected or appointed positions, employment history, or community\u2011service roles for Powell, indicating that such information has not been publicly disclosed or recorded in this profile [1].\n\nThe election filing confirms Powell\u2019s party affiliation as Republican and her participation in the primary for the Transylvania County Board of Education, a body responsible for governing the county\u2019s public schools, approving curricula, and managing district resources [1].\n\nFor voters or media wishing to contact Powell, the Ballotpedia page provides an email address: SHANAIAPOWELL@GMAIL.COM, suggesting this is the candidate\u2019s preferred outreach method [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Shanaia Powell (Transylvania County Board of Education, North Carolina, candidate 2026) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Shanaia_Powell_(Transylvania_County_Board_of_Education,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))","firstname":"Shanaia","lastname":"Powell","middlename":"Garren","suffix":null,"token":"50d64ec2243350ce"},"token":"mlfrVGA6jg4_Sain"},{"candidatename":"Chad Owen","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAnthony Chad Owen, known as Chad Owen, is a Republican candidate for the Transylvania County Board of Education in the 2026 election. He filed his candidacy on December 11, 2025, and lists an address in Brevard, NC [1]. The Transylvania Times identified him as one of the GOP candidates in its 2026 school board election coverage [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Transylvania County Board of Elections \u2014 Candidate List Grouped by Contest, 03/03/2026 election](https://www.transylvaniaelections.org/pdfs/candidatelisting.pdf)\n[2] [GOP candidates tackle school issues \u2013 Transylvania Times](https://www.transylvaniatimes.com/news/gop-candidates-tackle-school-issues/article_2188184e-8957-4572-9476-4b252c1d8a81.html) (subscriber-preview only \u2014 confirms Owen as a GOP school board candidate but the full article text, and any biographical detail in it, is paywalled)\n","firstname":"Anthony","lastname":"Owen","middlename":"Chad","suffix":null,"token":"c4882d5042ac8946"},"token":"Jm3MmaeSrqB4N70h"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":"county_school_board","office":"county_school_board","officedescription":"A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County School Board Member","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":2,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Transylvania County Board Of Education"}