{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nWilliam Roy Surrett (listed on the ballot as \"Roy Surrett\") is a Democratic candidate for NC Senate, District 2, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. William filed for candidacy on December 19, 2025, for a multi-county northeastern North Carolina district including Carteret, Chowan, Halifax, and Hyde Counties [1]. The race appears on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, William Roy Surrett is a registered voter in Carteret County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. The voter file shows William Roy Surrett's year of birth as 1963; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2]. The voter history file shows 2 elections voted in since 2025, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of William Roy Surrett can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_002","county":"carteret","county_count":8,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Roy Surrett","lastname":"Surrett","middlename":"Roy","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_002","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 02","county":"carteret","county_count":8,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_002","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 02","county":"carteret","county_count":8,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Carteret County since 2025.","terms":[],"token":"488f7785d0329fff"}