{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Christine E. Winward","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChristine Elizabeth Winward is a Democratic candidate for North Carolina Senate District 35 (Cabarrus and Union counties) in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Todd Johnson [1]. She filed her candidacy on December 12, 2025 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv, dl.ncsbe.gov) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"Christine","lastname":"Winward","middlename":"Elizabeth","suffix":null,"token":"09749c335811c084"},"token":"nIq0WdYsR4"},{"candidatename":"Todd Johnson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMatthew Todd Johnson, who serves under the name Todd Johnson, is the Republican incumbent for North Carolina State Senate District 35, representing Cabarrus and Union Counties. First elected to the Senate in 2018, he is now serving his fourth term. He holds the position of Senate Majority Whip (2025\u2013present). He is running for reelection in 2026 against Democratic challenger Christine Winward.\n\nJohnson describes himself as a conservative focused on business development and public service.\n\n## Background and education\nJohnson grew up in Wadesboro, North Carolina, and currently resides in Unionville, NC. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Society from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000.\n\n## Career\nJohnson is the President of Johnson Insurance Management, an insurance firm founded in 1991 that has grown to eight locations. Prior to his legislative service, he served four terms as a Union County Commissioner.\n\nJohnson has served on the Jesse Helms Center Board of Directors.\n\n## Family\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Biography \u2013 NC General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/s/406)\n- [2] [Vote Todd Johnson \u2013 Campaign Website](https://votetoddjohnson.com/)\n- [3] [Todd Johnson \u2013 Vote Smart](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/133986/todd-johnson)\n","firstname":"Matthew","lastname":"Johnson","middlename":"Todd","suffix":null,"token":"9a46bdb5087fc9ae"},"token":"hjRFDrXvm9"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_senator","o.office":"state_senate","office":"state_senate","officedescription":"The Tennessee Senate is the upper chamber of the state legislature, with 33 members elected from single-member districts to four-year terms. Senators pass state laws, approve the state budget, confirm certain gubernatorial appointments, and \u2014 with the House \u2014 propose constitutional amendments.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"State Senator","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc State Senate District 35"}