{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDilcy Grady Burton ran as a Democrat for the Durham Public Schools Board of Education District 1 seat in the March 3, 2026 primary, competing for the seat vacated by incumbent Emily Chavez.\n\nBurton's priorities included school safety, the elimination of mold from Durham Public Schools facilities, timely and consistent financial audits of the DPS budget, and fair and competitive wages for all DPS personnel.\n\n## Background and education\nBurton is a graduate of Jordan High School in Durham. She earned degrees from North Carolina Central University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Liberty University. She is a state-certified mediator.\n\n## Career\nBurton has worked as an assistant attorney general for the North Carolina Department of Justice since 2023. She previously worked for the Alabama Department of Labor, the North Carolina Department of Commerce, and ran her own private law practice in Durham.\n\n## Family\nBurton's grandmother worked as a cafeteria employee in Durham Public Schools.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Durham Public Schools Board of Education District 1: Dilcy Burton \u2013 Indy Week](https://indyweek.com/news/durham-public-schools-board-of-education-dilcy-burton-2026/)\n- [2] [Three Durham Public Schools graduates vie for District 1 school board seat \u2013 9th Street Journal](https://9thstreetjournal.org/2026/03/02/three-durham-public-schools-graduates-vie-for-district-1-school-board-seat/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Durham County Board Of Education District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Dilcy","fullname":"Dilcy Grady Burton","lastname":"Burton","middlename":"Grady","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Durham County Board Of Education District 01","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"durham","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"durham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Durham County Board Of Education District 01","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"durham","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"0c9e9d23418f3193"}