{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDana Marie Hackney is the Clerk of Superior Court for Chatham County, North Carolina. She is running for re-election in 2026.\n\n## Background and education\nHackney holds a paralegal degree and is certified by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification.\n\n## Career\nHackney was appointed Clerk of Superior Court in 2018 by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Carl Fox to complete the remaining term of her predecessor. She was elected to a full term later that same year.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Dana Hackney \u2013 Chatham County Democratic Party](https://www.ccdpnc.org/dana-hackney)\n- [2] [District 18 Professionalism CLE February 2, 2024 \u2013 18barnc.org](https://www.18barnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-CLE-Speaker-Bios.pdf)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"chatham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Chatham County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Dana","fullname":"Dana Marie Hackney","lastname":"Hackney","middlename":"Marie","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Chatham County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"chatham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"chatham","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"chatham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Chatham County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"chatham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"chatham","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Dana M. Hackney is the Clerk of Superior Court for Chatham County, North Carolina, appointed in 2018 and a candidate in the 2022 election.","terms":[],"token":"4f80e4eed221a7a6"}