{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Linda Byrd-Russ","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Linda Gail Byrd-Russ is a registered voter in Warren County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Unaffiliated [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Linda Gail Byrd-Russ's year of birth as 1947; 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 9 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 Linda Gail Byrd-Russ can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n**Update: Byrd-Russ lost the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan primary for Warren County Board of Education District 02.** She placed third of three candidates with 542 votes; Ulysses S. Ross won the seat outright with 1,831 votes. Because this seat's contest was decided in the March primary, Byrd-Russ will not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results [3].\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/)\n\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 2026-07-24\n","firstname":"Linda","lastname":"Byrd-Russ","middlename":"Gail","suffix":null,"token":"ab4e9c201b41c263"},"token":"twaPNOkOR_u2hIkL"},{"candidatename":"Laquisha Taylor","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Laquisha Monyea Taylor is a registered voter in Warren County, North Carolina, registered since 1997 (29 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Laquisha Monyea Taylor'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 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 Laquisha Monyea Taylor can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n**Update: Taylor lost the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan primary for Warren County Board of Education District 02.** She placed second of three candidates with 1,079 votes; Ulysses S. Ross won the seat outright with 1,831 votes. Because this seat's contest was decided in the March primary, Taylor will not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results [3].\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/)\n\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 2026-07-24\n","firstname":"Laquisha","lastname":"Taylor","middlename":"Monyea","suffix":null,"token":"0fb75c1b4fbc302c"},"token":"yyIinUcQlsfozIcu"},{"candidatename":"Ulysses S. Ross","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Ulysses S Ross is a registered voter in Warren County, North Carolina, registered since 1968 (58 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Ulysses S Ross's year of birth as 1935; 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 Ulysses S Ross can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n**Update: Ross won the Warren County Board of Education District 02 seat outright in the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan primary.** He led all three candidates with 1,831 votes, ahead of Laquisha Taylor (1,079 votes) and Linda Byrd-Russ (542 votes). Because this seat's contest was decided in the March primary, there is no November 2026 contest for this seat, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results [3].\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/)\n\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 2026-07-24\n","firstname":"Ulysses","lastname":"Ross","middlename":"S","suffix":null,"token":"7cfd2ef3234a0d23"},"token":"VMw6EcXf6Bnjn0Ui"}],"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":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Warren County Board Of Education District 02"}