{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMelinda Bea Quick Porter is a candidate for Washington County Board of Commissioners at-large in North Carolina, based in Plymouth, NC.\n\n## Career\n\nPorter is the co-owner and operator of Porter Properties & Mini Storage and also works as a Realtor with United Country Forbes Realty & Auctions. In August 2021, Governor Roy Cooper appointed her as a public member to the North Carolina Auctioneers Commission.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Governor Cooper Announces State Boards and Commissions Appointments \u2013 NC Governor](https://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2021/08/20/governor-cooper-announces-state-boards-and-commissions-appointments)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","county":"washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Washington County Board Of Commissioners At-Large"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Melinda","fullname":"Melinda Bea Quick Porter","lastname":"Porter","middlename":"Bea Quick","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Washington County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"washington","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"washington","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Washington County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"washington","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Melinda Bea Quick Porter is identified as a County Commission At Large candidate, but the provided sources do not contain specific biographical or campaign details for her.","terms":[],"token":"4f2b92650b0fbf01"}