{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Gretchen England Banks","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Gretchen England Banks is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Gretchen England Banks's year of birth as 1980; 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 Gretchen England Banks 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":"Gretchen","lastname":"Banks","middlename":"England","suffix":null,"token":"9124d537adb2057a"},"token":"wBNFhNyaRSPkCPg0"},{"candidatename":"Ronald Randolph","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Ronald Matthew Randolph is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 1986 (40 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Ronald Matthew Randolph's year of birth as 1968; 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 11 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 Ronald Matthew Randolph 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":"Ronald","lastname":"Randolph","middlename":"Matthew","suffix":null,"token":"5c2856feeedfc146"},"token":"iJ2LNcRfPqqe8IA9"},{"candidatename":"Wade Dahlberg, Jr.","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Wade J. Dahlberg Jr. is a Republican candidate for the Yancey County Board of Education in the 2026 general election held on November 3, 2026. The Yancey County Board of Education is a two\u2011seat governing body that oversees the public schools in Yancey County, North Carolina, and members are elected by county voters in partisan contests. Dahlberg previously sought one of these seats in the 2022 election cycle, appearing on the general\u2011election ballot on November 8, 2022 alongside Democratic candidates Ronnie\u202fRandolph and Jeanne\u202fTyner [1]. In that 2022 race, Dahlberg was listed as the Republican nominee for the Board of Education and was one of three candidates competing for the two available positions [1]. The Ballotpedia record notes that he did not complete the site\u2019s Candidate Connection survey, indicating that no additional self\u2011provided biographical or policy information was submitted to that platform [1]. The same source supplies a contact email for Dahlberg\u2014wade@winterstarfamilyfarm.com\u2014suggesting a point of communication for voters or interested parties [1]. No phone number, campaign website, or official portrait image is provided in the available source material; the page includes only generic placeholder graphics rather than a candidate photograph [1]. While the 2022 candidacy is documented, the current filing for the 2026 race is inferred from the election information supplied in the prompt, and no new public statements or campaign platforms have been recorded in the cited source. Consequently, the publicly available record on Dahlberg consists primarily of his party affiliation, prior ballot appearance, and a contact email address, with no further detail on his professional background, education, or specific policy positions.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Wade Dahlberg Jr. (Yancey County Board of Education, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Wade_Dahlberg_Jr._(Yancey_County_Board_of_Education,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))","firstname":"Wade","lastname":"Dahlberg","middlename":"J","suffix":"JR","token":"3e3de8a63e2e5aca"},"token":"0dJOFlyYbQ87fVTO"},{"candidatename":"Lavenia Peterson Burnette","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLavenia Sue Burnette, whose registered name is Lavenia Peterson Burnette, is a Democratic candidate for the Yancey County Board of Education in the 2026 election.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 WNC Local Election Candidates \u2013 NC News Digest](https://ncnewsdigest.substack.com/p/2026-wnc-local-election-candidates)","firstname":"Lavenia","lastname":"Burnette","middlename":"Sue","suffix":null,"token":"63da09ad8fa906b0"},"token":"1Vc7xsG6imMbKpxE"}],"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":"Yancey County Board Of Education"}