{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert Allen Burleson is a Republican candidate for the Avery County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 election [1].\n\n## Office history\nBurleson has served on the Avery County Board of Commissioners since 2022, according to the county's official commissioner profile page [1]. He appeared on the November 8, 2022 general-election ballot for the board as a Republican [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Robert Burleson \u2013 Avery County, NC](https://averycountync.gov/residents/our_government/robert_burleson.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [Robert Burleson (Avery County Board of Commissioners, North Carolina, candidate 2022) \u2013 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Burleson_(Avery_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Allen Burleson","lastname":"Burleson","middlename":"Allen","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"avery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","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":"Robert Allen Burleson, a Republican, previously served on the Avery County Board of Commissioners and is running again in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"29bbffc5d54d19a3"}