{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAllison Hicks Jaslow, a Democrat and Iraq War veteran, ran for North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District in the 2026 Democratic primary, losing to Raymond Smith Jr. [1][2].\n\n## Career\n\nJaslow served in the U.S. Army and deployed to Iraq twice between 2004 and 2008 [1]. After the 2018 midterm elections, she worked as executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to her LinkedIn profile [2]. She most recently served as CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) until earlier in 2026; in announcing her departure, IAVA described her as having \"made history in 2023 as the first woman and first openly gay veteran to lead a major veterans service organization\" [2].\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Meet Allison Jaslow \u2014 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/news/election/national-election/meet-allison-jaslow-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-district-3)\n- [2] [Republicans Redrew a NC District \u2014 CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republicans-north-carolina-redistricting-democrat-looking-to-take-advantage-allison-jaslow/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_003","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 03"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Allison","fullname":"Allison Hicks Jaslow","lastname":"Jaslow","middlename":"Hicks","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_003","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 03","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_003","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 03","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"09658ed0f7cbf4ba"}