{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nBennie James Heath (Democrat) served as an incumbent member and longtime chairman of the Greene County, NC Board of Commissioners, representing District 4. He sought reelection in the 2026 Democratic primary and was defeated by challenger Tyrone Sutton Jr.\n\n## Career\n\nHeath served on the Greene County Board of Commissioners for more than two decades, including extended service as board chairman. He is based in Snow Hill, NC.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Heath Soundly Defeated in Greene County \u2013 The Daily Reflector](https://www.reflector.com/standard/news/local/heath-soundly-defeated-in-greene-county/article_15a9233b-dc57-4b12-a4ab-bcea5865bab9.html)\n- [2] [Updated Candidates for Lenoir, Greene, and Jones Counties \u2013 Neuse News](https://www.neusenews.com/index/2025/12/8/updated-current-list-of-2026-primary-candidates-for-lenoir-greene-and-jones-counties-)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Greene County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Bennie","fullname":"Bennie James Heath","lastname":"Heath","middlename":"James","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Greene County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"greene","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"greene","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Greene County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"greene","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"1a094dd250a65656"}