{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDerek Lewis Calhoun is a Republican candidate for the Ashe County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. He is from West Jefferson, Ashe County, and filed his candidacy on December 18, 2025. He competed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Derek Calhoun \u2013 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Derek_Calhoun_(Ashe_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Ashe County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Derek","fullname":"Derek Lewis Calhoun","lastname":"Calhoun","middlename":"Lewis","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Commissioners","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"ashe","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"ashe","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Commissioners","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"ashe","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"23ec764c04f21ea8"}