{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLazarus Abraham Margolin ran as a Republican in the March 3, 2026 primary for Rutherford County Board of Commissioners District 5 in North Carolina. He competed against Scott Haynes and Chris St. Clair for the Republican nomination; the winner was set to face Democrat Phil Burney in the November 2026 general election. He is based in Rutherfordton, NC, and maintains a Facebook campaign page under the name \"Lazarus-Laz-Margolin for County Commissioner.\"\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Crowded field for county commission is set \u2013 The Digital Courier](https://www.thedigitalcourier.com/archives/crowded-field-for-county-commission-is-set/article_1a478500-b7ec-573e-bee7-ba1e49c506c4.html)\n- [2] [Lazarus-Laz-Margolin for County Commissioner \u2013 Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/870392682824057/)\n- [3] [Rutherford County Board of Elections \u2013 Campaign Financial Reports](https://www.rutherfordcountync.gov/departments/board_of_elections/campaign_financial_reports.php)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Rutherford County Board Of Commissioners District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lazarus","fullname":"Lazarus Abraham Margolin","lastname":"Margolin","middlename":"Abraham","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Rutherford County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"rutherford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Rutherford County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"10c5ba74d96a574d"}