{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Kelley Wade Perdue","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Kelley Wade Perdue is a registered voter in Vance County, North Carolina, registered since 2004 (22 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Kelley Wade Perdue'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 8 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 Kelley Wade Perdue 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":"Kelley","lastname":"Perdue","middlename":"Wade","suffix":null,"token":"95934c5b5f274416"},"token":"WM3JyE3NEUVApoyJ"},{"candidatename":"Dan Brummitt","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert D. \"Dan\" Brummitt is the incumbent Vance County Commissioner for District 4, having served in the role for close to two decades as of a January 2025 public hearing [2]. He filed for re-election as a Republican in the 2026 election, one of two Republicans -- alongside Kelley Wade Perdue -- who filed for the seat by the December 19, 2025 filing deadline [1]. Perdue defeated Brummitt in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, 187 votes (54.36%) to 157 votes (45.64%); only Perdue appears on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for the seat [3].\n\n## Career\nAt a February 2026 Vance County Association of Educators candidate forum, Brummitt said the Vance County Board of Education \"has realized it needs to cut expenses,\" citing the decision to close Carver and New Hope elementary schools, and noted Vance ranked 49 out of 100 statewide for teacher supplements in 2025 [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Filings For March 2026 Primary - WIZS](https://wizs.com/candidate-filings-for-march-2026-primary/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n[2] [TownTalk: Vance Commissioners Elect Vice Chair, Hold Public Hearing On 2025-26 Budget At Monday Meeting - WIZS](https://wizs.com/towntalk-vance-commissioners-1-6-25/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21 (published 2025-01-06)\n[3] [March 2026 Vance County Election Results - WIZS](https://wizs.com/march-2026-primary-election-coverage/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Educators question candidates on pay - Henderson Daily Dispatch](https://www.hendersondispatch.com/archives/educators-question-candidates-on-pay/article_68603642-b1b9-5420-9540-c2714b6acb97.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21 (published 2026-02-18)","firstname":"Robert","lastname":"Brummitt","middlename":"D","suffix":null,"token":"4c489fc058fb268a"},"token":"69hCDWZkf9Dd-E-_"}],"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":"Vance County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}