{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Victor Burleson is a candidate for the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners in 2026.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Board of Elections \u2013 Mitchell County, NC](https://www.mitchellcountync.gov/departments/elections-board/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mitchell County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mitchell County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Victor Burleson","lastname":"Burleson","middlename":"Victor","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mitchell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"mitchell","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mitchell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mitchell","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"mitchell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mitchell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mitchell","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":"James Victor Burleson is identified as a County Commission candidate in North Carolina sources from 2025 and 2026.","terms":[],"token":"44a9e26226f74e3d"}