{"biography":"James McNeill is a Democratic candidate for a seat on the Ashe County Board of Education in North Carolina. He appeared on the ballot in the general election held on November 5, 2024, seeking one of the two available seats on the board [1].\n\nBallotpedia does not provide biographical details such as his education, professional background, or prior public service, and the candidate has not completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey [1].\n\nNo campaign website or publicly listed contact information beyond an email address was found. The only contact listed is JMCNEILLJR2020@GMAIL.COM, which appears on the Ballotpedia page and can be used for outreach [1].\n\nBranch\u2019s candidate profile notes that as of June 2024 James McNeill did not have a website or publicly available contact information, and no policy statements or platform details were available at that time [9].\n\nBecause of the limited publicly available information, voters seeking more details about his positions or experience may need to contact the candidate directly via the provided email address.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [James McNeill (Ashe County Board of Education, North Carolina, candidate 2024) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_McNeill_(Ashe_County_Board_of_Education,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2024))\n- [9] [James McNeill platform & website | Ashe County Board of Education Member](https://www.branch.vote/races/2024-nc-general-election-nc-state-county-board-of-education-member-nc-county-ashe/candidates/james-mcneill)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Ashe County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Robert Mcneill JR","lastname":"Mcneill","middlename":"Robert","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Education","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"ashe","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"ashe","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Education","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"ashe","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"James McNeill is a Democratic candidate for the Ashe County Board of Education, previously on the 2024 ballot, with limited public information.","terms":[],"token":"0425e67d08c765fb"}