{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert Thorpe Brown, known as Robbie Brown, is the Republican candidate for Swain County Commission Chairman in the November 2026 general election. He won the 2026 Republican primary with 510 votes and will face Democrat Jeramy Shuler in the fall.\n\nBrown's stated campaign priorities include adequately funding the public school system, collaborating with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and neighboring county boards of commissioners, and improving Swain County's infrastructure and county services.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Brown, Shuler to advance, compete for chair of Swain commissioners \u2013 Smoky Mountain News](https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item/40977-brown-shuler-to-advance-compete-for-chair-of-swain-commissioners)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","county":"swain","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Swain County Board Of Commissioners Chairman"},{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","county":"swain","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Swain County Board Of Commissioners Chairman"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Thorpe Brown","lastname":"Brown","middlename":"Thorpe","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","contest_title":"Swain County Board Of Commissioners Chairman","county":"swain","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"swain","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","contest_title":"Swain County Board Of Commissioners Chairman","county":"swain","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"swain","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"swain","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","contest_title":"Swain County Board Of Commissioners Chairman","county":"swain","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"swain","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 Brown is the Swain County Board of Commissioners Chairman in North Carolina and a candidate for the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"3e84951f20137992"}