{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJason Lee Barker ran as a Republican candidate for the Jones County Board of Education at-large seat in the March 3, 2026 primary, one of five Republicans competing for three seats on the November ballot [1]. He received 367 votes, finishing fourth among the five candidates -- behind Debbie Philyaw (649), Lisa Byrd (633), and Charles \"Chance\" Gray III (560), and ahead of Glenda \"Susie\" Weston (212) [1]. Only the top three Republican finishers advanced; Barker did not advance to the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Primary election results roll in across Eastern North Carolina \u2014 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/news/local/primary-election-results-roll-in-across-eastern-north-carolina)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jones County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jason","fullname":"Jason Lee Barker","lastname":"Barker","middlename":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Jones County Board Of Education","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jones","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"jones","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Jones County Board Of Education","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jones","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"5278dc24b16466e2"}