{"biography":"**Update: Victoria Baylee Short lost the Republican primary for Rutherford County Board of Education District 02 on March 3, 2026, and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.[3]**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Victoria Baylee Short is a registered voter in Rutherford County, North Carolina, registered since 2020 (6 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Victoria Baylee Short's year of birth as 2002; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 8 elections voted in since 2020, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Victoria Baylee Short can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] Rutherford County Board of Elections, 2026 general election candidate roster (https://www.rutherfordcountync.gov/document_center/Board%20of%20Elections/cont_cand_rpt_3.pdf, filing closed 2026-07-17) \u2014 Victoria Baylee Short does not appear among the November 3, 2026 candidates for Rutherford County Board of Education District 02; Kala Suttle is the republican nominee who advanced instead.","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Rutherford County Board Of Education District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Victoria","fullname":"Victoria Baylee Short","lastname":"Short","middlename":"Baylee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Rutherford County Board Of Education District 02","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"rutherford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Rutherford County Board Of Education District 02","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","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":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Rutherford County since 2020.","terms":[],"token":"2aac9c026a08885e"}