{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nElizabeth Ashley Norris is a Republican candidate for the Jones County Board of Commissioners, District 7, in the November 3, 2026 general election. A WCTI12 report published in late February 2026 (updated March 6, 2026) described her as running unopposed [1]. However, the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows Vernon Lee Harris filed as an unaffiliated candidate for the same District 7 seat on April 22, 2026 -- after that report was published -- making this a two-candidate race [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Meet your Jones County Candidates for the 2026 Election \u2014 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/news/election/local-election/meet-your-jones-county-candidates-for-the-2026-election)\n[2] NC State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (Jones County) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jones County Board Of Commissioners District 07"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Elizabeth","fullname":"Elizabeth Ashley Norris","lastname":"Norris","middlename":"Ashley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","contest_title":"Jones County Board Of Commissioners District 07","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"jones","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"jones","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","contest_title":"Jones County Board Of Commissioners District 07","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"jones","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":"No specific metadata found for Elizabeth Ashley Norris of County Commission District 07 in the provided sources.","terms":[],"token":"28d12407c1cf5253"}