{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Michael Crowell is the Republican candidate for the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, District 4, in the November 3, 2026 general election [1][2]. He filed unopposed in the Republican primary [1][2]. He faces incumbent Democrat Katie Kenlan, who also filed unopposed in her primary, in the November general election [1][2]. An independent candidate, James \"Tim\" Fogleman, was circulating a petition to join the race as an unaffiliated candidate as of January 2026 [1]; he does not appear on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' current candidate listing for the district, indicating his petition bid did not succeed [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2026 Candidate Introductions: Democratic Primaries for the Chatham County Board of Commissioners - Chapelboro.com](https://chapelboro.com/news/election/candidate-intros/2026-candidate-introductions-democratic-primaries-for-the-chatham-county-board-of-commissioners) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Listing, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","county":"chatham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Chatham County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Michael Crowell","lastname":"Crowell","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Chatham County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"chatham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"chatham","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"chatham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Chatham County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"chatham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"chatham","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"John Michael Crowell is the Republican candidate for Chatham County Board of Commissioners District\u202f4 in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"20f3d01fc502bb77"}