{"biography":"Fred Burgess is a currently elected member of the Randolph County Board of Education, serving at\u2011large, and is a candidate for the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education in the November 3, 2026 general election in Randolph County, North Carolina. In the 2022 election he ran for an at\u2011large seat on the Randolph County School System board and appeared on the November 8, 2022 ballot as a nonpartisan candidate, though he did not complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey [1]. The Vote\u2011USA profile confirms that he holds the at\u2011large seat on the Randolph County Board of Education as of the most recent filing [10].\n\nPublicly available biographical details beyond his elected office are limited. No specific information on his education, professional career, or prior public service appears in the cited sources. The candidate\u2019s official email address listed on the Ballotpedia page is fburgess@randolph.k12.nc.us, indicating a direct line to the Randolph County Schools system [1].\n\nDuring his prior campaign for the county board, Burgess was listed among five candidates for the at\u2011large seats, alongside David Carter, Phillip Lanier, Kurt Melvin, and Shannon Craven Whitaker, but the Ballotpedia entry does not record vote totals or outcomes [1]. No issue positions or platform statements are provided in the sources, and he has not supplied a personal campaign website. The Vote\u2011USA page notes that he is \u201ccurrently elected\u201d but offers no further policy details.\n\nOverall, Fred Burgess\u2019s public record shows experience serving on a county\u2011wide education board and a continued interest in local education governance through his 2026 candidacy for the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Fred Burgess (Randolph County Schools school board At-large, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Fred_Burgess_(Randolph_County_Schools_school_board_At-large,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [6] [Candidate Lists | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists)\n- [10] [Vote-USA | Fred Burgess | Candidate for Randolph County Board of Education at-Large, Randolph County, North Carolina | November 8, 2022 North Carolina General Election](https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State=NC&Id=NCBurgessFred)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"randolph","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Asheboro City Schools Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Fred","fullname":"Fred Michael Burgess JR","lastname":"Burgess","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Asheboro City Schools Board Of Education","county":"randolph","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"randolph","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"randolph","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Asheboro City Schools Board Of Education","county":"randolph","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"randolph","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Fred Burgess, a Randolph County at\u2011large Board of Education member, is running for the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"54a3b649ae0ffe2f"}