{"biography":"Christopher Travis \"Chris\" Perry filed as a candidate for the Franklin County Board of Education District 5, a nonpartisan office, and appeared on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot alongside D. Ashley Cooper and Jonathan Vanderford [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] NC State Board of Elections 2026 candidate filing list (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), Franklin County Board of Education District 05 \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_05","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_05","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christopher","fullname":"Christopher Travis Perry","lastname":"Perry","middlename":"Travis","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_05","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"franklin","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_05","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"franklin","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"franklin","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_05","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"franklin","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Christopher Travis Perry is a nonpartisan candidate for Franklin County Schools District\u202f5 board, listed on the March\u202f3,\u202f2026 primary ballot.","terms":[],"token":"03310817ce46f414"}