{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKevin Edwards is the Democratic candidate for Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court in the November 3, 2026 general election; he filed his candidacy on December 4, 2025 [1][2]. The Clerk of Superior Court is the county's chief court record-keeper, responsible for court filings, juror lists, estate and vital records, and issuing marriage licenses.\n\n## Background and education\nEdwards was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and grew up in Buncombe County before his family relocated; he graduated from Davie High School and earned an Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Technology and Space Design from Forsyth Technical Community College [1].\n\n## Career\nEdwards began his public-service career in 1997 as an office assistant with the Community Service Work Program under the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, and later worked as a deputy courtroom clerk in the Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court's office under then-Clerk Terry L. Holbrook [1]. Since September 2001 he has worked at the Forsyth County District Attorney's Office, starting as a victim-witness legal assistant and now serving as an administrative assistant overseeing staff and human-resources functions [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Kevin Edwards for Clerk -- campaign website](https://electkevinedwardsclerk.com) -- accessed 2026-07-19\n\n[2] [Candidate Lists -- NC State Board of Elections](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists) -- accessed 2026-07-19","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Forsyth County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kevin","fullname":"Kevin Eugene Edwards","lastname":"Edwards","middlename":"Eugene","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Forsyth County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"forsyth","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"forsyth","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Forsyth County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"forsyth","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Kevin Eugene Edwards is the Democratic candidate for Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"11870322bff6a0cc"}