{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Julius Walker, Jr.","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJulius Walker Jr. is the Democratic candidate for Washington County Board of Commissioners, District 2, in the 2026 election, running unopposed.\n\n## Background and education\nWalker holds a Master of Arts degree from North Carolina Central University. He is a longtime resident of Roper, Washington County, NC.\n\n## Career\nWalker began his career in education in 1967 as a teacher for Washington County Schools. Over more than four decades he held progressively senior roles, including teacher-coach, elementary school principal, middle school principal, high school principal, assistant superintendent, and Superintendent of Washington County Schools, from which he retired in 2009. After retirement he continued to serve the region as interim superintendent for Bertie County Schools (twice), Hertford County Schools (once), and Washington County Schools (once).\n\nGovernor Roy Cooper honored Walker with the North Carolina Outstanding Educator award in 2020. Since February 2024 he has served on the Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees as the representative for Washington County.\n\n## Family\nWalker is married to Katie Walker. They have two children, Shawn Walker Sr. and Kendra Walker Powell, and three grandchildren.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Beaufort CCC Board of Trustees Expands to Seventeen Members \u2013 Beaufort County Community College](https://www.beaufortccc.edu/beaufort-ccc-board-of-trustees-expands-to-seventeen-members/)\n- [2] [Meet your Washington County Candidates for the 2026 Election \u2013 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/elections/local/meet-your-washington-county-candidates-for-the-2026-election)\n","firstname":"Julius","lastname":"Walker","middlename":null,"suffix":"JR","token":"fb82f0e9525f5fc7"},"token":"FQFYIA1VPRAYPMuW"}],"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":"Washington County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}