{"biography":"**Update: Gregory Shariff Boston lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Washington County Board of Education, District 1, finishing second with 397 votes, behind Sherri Blount Gilliam's 853 votes (Khandus Jackson placed third with 304) [1]. Gilliam advanced unopposed to the November 3, 2026 general election; Boston does not appear on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list for that contest [2].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Gregory Shariff Boston is a registered voter in Washington County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Gregory Shariff Boston's year of birth as 1969; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 14 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Gregory Shariff Boston can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","county":"washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Washington County Board Of Education District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Gregory","fullname":"Gregory Shariff Boston","lastname":"Boston","middlename":"Shariff","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Washington County Board Of Education District 01","county":"washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"washington","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"washington","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Washington County Board Of Education District 01","county":"washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"washington","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Washington County since 1994.","terms":[],"token":"12f9f2b4d04b92d1"}