{"biography":"Jill Nelson Berlin is the Republican candidate for the Winston\u2011Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education, District\u202f2, on the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general\u2011election ballot in Forsyth County, North\u202fCarolina. The board of education governs the public school system, setting policy, approving the district budget, overseeing curriculum decisions, and hiring the superintendent, duties that are typical for county school boards in the state\u202f[1].\n\nBerlin advanced from the March\u202f3,\u202f2026 Republican primary, finishing second with 5,578 votes (11.8\u202f% of the primary total), behind Robert\u202fWeiss and ahead of several other contenders; the primary was closely contested and triggered recount\u2011level margins for the next\u2011place finishers\u202f[1][11]. She is listed on the general\u2011election ballot alongside three other Republicans and four Democrats for the four seats in District\u202f2\u202f[1].\n\nDuring the campaign, Berlin received endorsements from state Republicans State Senator Dana\u202fCaudill\u202fJones and former State Senator Joyce\u202fKrawiec\u202f[1]. No campaign\u2011specific platform details or prior public\u2011service experience are provided in the available sources.\n\nBerlin\u2019s candidacy is recorded in the North\u202fCarolina State Board of Elections candidate lists, though the publicly released files do not include her personal contact information such as email or phone number\u202f[4]. No official campaign website or candidate portrait image is linked in the sources examined.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Jill Nelson Berlin - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jill_Nelson_Berlin)\n- [2] [North Carolina elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_elections,_2026)\n- [4] [Candidate Lists | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists)\n- [5] [2026 Election United States House - North Carolina - District 06 - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/NC/06/2026/)\n- [6] [Upcoming Election | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/upcoming-election)\n- [7] [2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina)\n- [8] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)\n- [10] [Jill Berlin (@Jillberlinn) / X](https://x.com/jillberlinn)\n- [11] [Primary Election Day 2026 | 88.5 WFDD](https://www.wfdd.org/live-updates/primary-election-day-2026)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Forsyth County Board Of Education District 02"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Forsyth County Board Of Education District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jill","fullname":"Jill Nelson Berlin","lastname":"Berlin","middlename":"Nelson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Forsyth County Board Of Education District 02","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"forsyth","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Forsyth County Board Of Education District 02","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"forsyth","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"forsyth","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Forsyth County Board Of Education District 02","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"forsyth","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jill Nelson Berlin is the Republican candidate for Forsyth County Board of Education District\u202f2 in the 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"21058b14c4a47e50"}