{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Michael Lanier is a Democratic candidate for the Transylvania County Board of Education in the 2026 election. He filed his candidacy on December 17, 2025, and lists an address in Penrose, NC [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Transylvania County Board of Elections \u2014 Candidate List Grouped by Contest, 03/03/2026 election](https://www.transylvaniaelections.org/pdfs/candidatelisting.pdf)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"transylvania","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Transylvania County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Michael Lanier","lastname":"Lanier","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Transylvania County Board Of Education","county":"transylvania","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"transylvania","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"transylvania","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Transylvania County Board Of Education","county":"transylvania","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"transylvania","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"John Michael Lanier is an instructor at BlueLine Training Group and appears on the Johnston County School Board candidate list for the March 2026 primary election.","terms":[],"token":"26c0cdd8f81cadd1"}