{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRonnie C. Reaves is a Democratic candidate for Halifax County Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina, running in the 2026 primary.\n\n## Background and education\nReaves earned a Bachelor of Science from North Carolina Central University and a Juris Doctor from Howard University.\n\n## Career\nReaves has practiced law in Halifax County (based in Weldon, NC) for more than 44 years, maintaining a general practice in both North Carolina and Virginia. His areas of practice include traffic law, estate law, divorce and family law, and bankruptcy and debt matters.\n\nReaves is affiliated with First Baptist Church in Weldon, the Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and Prince Hall Masons \u2014 Jackson Square Lodge 700.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Halifax County Clerk of Court candidate questions: Ronnie C. Reaves \u2013 RRSpin](https://rrspin.com/news/11451-halifax-county-clerk-of-court-candidate-questions-ronnie-c-reaves.html)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"halifax","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Halifax County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ronnie","fullname":"Ronnie C Reaves","lastname":"Reaves","middlename":"C","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Halifax County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"halifax","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"halifax","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"halifax","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Halifax County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"halifax","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"halifax","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"1f0e1ca95e9020dc"}