{"biography":"Chad Cole is a candidate for the Watauga County Board of Education, District\u202f04, in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election. The Board of Education is a nonpartisan three\u2011seat body that oversees the public schools of Watauga County, setting policy, approving budgets, and hiring senior administrators\u202f[1][4].\n\nCole resides at 128\u202fJacks\u202fRoad in Vilas, North\u202fCarolina\u202f[9]. No educational or professional background is provided in the publicly available sources.\n\nCole first appeared on the ballot in the 2022 election cycle. He filed for the nonpartisan primary held on May\u202f17,\u202f2022 and advanced to the general election on November\u202f8,\u202f2022, where he was listed among six candidates for the three available seats\u202f[1]. He ran again in the 2024 cycle, filing for the March\u202f5,\u202f2024 primary and appearing on the November\u202f5,\u202f2024 general ballot\u202f[4]. In both cycles Ballotpedia notes that he did not complete the Candidate Connection survey and that no endorsements were recorded for him\u202f[1][4].\n\nContact information for the campaign is limited to an email address provided on the Ballotpedia pages: ckcboe@gmail.com\u202f[1][4]. No campaign website, phone number, or social\u2011media profiles are identified in the sources. The Vote\u2011USA profile also lists the same residential address but offers no additional biographical details or issue positions\u202f[9].\n\nAs a repeat candidate, Cole is seeking another term on the Board of Education in 2026. Voters can reach him via the listed email address for questions about his priorities, though specific platform statements have not been published in the sources reviewed.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Chad Cole (Watauga County Board of Education, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Chad_Cole_(Watauga_County_Board_of_Education,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [4] [Chad Cole (Watauga County Board of Education, North Carolina, candidate 2024) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Chad_Cole_(Watauga_County_Board_of_Education,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2024))\n- [9] [Vote-USA | Chad Cole | Previous Candidate for Watauga County Board of Education at-Large, Watauga County, North Carolina](https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State=NC&Id=NCColeChad)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Watauga County Board Of Education District 04"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Watauga County Board Of Education District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Chad","fullname":"Chad Kenneth Cole","lastname":"Cole","middlename":"Kenneth","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Watauga County Board Of Education District 04","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"watauga","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Watauga County Board Of Education District 04","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"watauga","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"watauga","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Watauga County Board Of Education District 04","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"watauga","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Chad Cole is a repeat candidate for Watauga County Board of Education District\u202f04 in the 2026 election, with prior runs in 2022 and 2024.","terms":[],"token":"1e55797b74ae0115"}