{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAngela Gail Ryan, who filed under the name \"Angie Ryan,\" is the Republican candidate for the Vance County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat in the 2026 election. She was one of two candidates -- alongside Democrat Charisse Meadows Fain -- to file for the seat by the December 19, 2025 filing deadline [1].\n\n## Career\n\nBefore her candidacy, Ryan addressed the Vance County Board of Commissioners during a January 2025 public budget hearing. When Commissioner Dan Brummitt briefly stood up and stepped away from his seat, Ryan paused her remarks to the board, saying she would wait for his return: \"We need to be heard and I want to make sure that I am\" [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Candidate Filings For March 2026 Primary - WIZS](https://wizs.com/candidate-filings-for-march-2026-primary/) -- accessed 2026-07-19\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/) -- accessed 2026-07-19 (published 2025-01-06)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","county":"vance","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Vance County Board Of Commissioners District 03"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Angela","fullname":"Angela Gail Ryan","lastname":"Ryan","middlename":"Gail","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Vance County Board Of Commissioners District 03","county":"vance","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"vance","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"vance","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Vance County Board Of Commissioners District 03","county":"vance","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"vance","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Angela Gail Ryan is the Republican candidate for Vance County Board of Commissioners District\u202f03, emphasizing teacher pay and education funding.","terms":[],"token":"039f2e999297bc95"}