{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMatthew Ryan Sasser is the Democratic candidate for Greene County Sheriff in the North Carolina 2026 general election, scheduled for November 3, 2026.\n\nNo further biographical information from a reliable public source was located for this candidate.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Greene County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Matthew","fullname":"Matthew Ryan Sasser","lastname":"Sasser","middlename":"Ryan","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Greene County Sheriff","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"greene","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"greene","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Greene County Sheriff","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"greene","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic candidate Matthew Ryan Sasser, a Greene County deputy and former tile installer, is running for Greene County Sheriff in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"0ed60336aab24b95"}