{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJerry Michael Eldreth, known as Mike Eldreth, is an incumbent Republican member of the Ashe County Board of Commissioners. His current term expires in December 2026 and he is running for re-election. He resides in Lansing, North Carolina.\n\nEldreth has identified affordable housing, childcare access, and establishing a county homeless shelter as priorities. He describes his fiscal philosophy as conservative and says he views county spending as if it is \"coming out of my pocket.\"\n\n## Background and education\nEldreth is a lifelong Ashe County resident. He attended Northwest Ashe High School and graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.\n\n## Career\nEldreth has served as an Ashe County Commissioner for four years prior to his 2026 re-election campaign.\n\n## Family\nEldreth is married to Dianne Blevins. They have three children and three grandchildren.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Ashe County voting guide for county commissioner \u2013 Ashe Post & Times](https://www.ashepostandtimes.com/news/ashe-county-voting-guide-for-county-commissioner/article_c9dd7b4c-bd5a-4d8b-b450-5e3547ff4088.html)\n- [2] [Meet your Commissioners \u2013 Ashe County](https://www.ashecountygov.com/commissioners/meet-your-commissioners)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Ashe County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Ashe County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jerry","fullname":"Jerry Michael Eldreth","lastname":"Eldreth","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Commissioners","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"ashe","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Commissioners","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"ashe","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"ashe","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Commissioners","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"ashe","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":"Jerry Michael Eldreth is associated with Lenoir, NC, and appears in public records and candidate lists for Caldwell County Commission.","terms":[],"token":"474cce0346304fe9"}