{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJohn Branche is the current Sheriff of Warren County, North Carolina, per the county's official staff directory [2], and is the Democratic candidate on the ballot for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.\n\n## Career\n\nBranche has worked in law enforcement with the Warren County Sheriff's Office for at least a decade. Public county payroll records show nine pay records under two job titles \u2014 Deputy Sheriff (2015\u20132016 and 2022\u20132023) and Law Enforcement Officer-Deputy Sheriff (2023) \u2014 with a reported salary of $42,618 in 2016 [3]. He has since advanced to the rank of Sheriff [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nBranche ran as the Democratic Party nominee for Warren County Sheriff in the November 8, 2022 general election [1]. He did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, so his 2022 campaign platform is not documented in that source [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [John Branche (Warren County Sheriff, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/John_Branche_(Warren_County_Sheriff,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n\n[2] [Staff Directory \u2014 John Branche, Warren County, NC](https://www.warrencountync.com/directory.aspx?eid=185)\n\n[3] [John Branche - Deputy Sheriff - Warren County | OpenGovPay](https://opengovpay.com/nc/john-branche-a/28213232)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"warren","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Warren County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Arnay Branche","lastname":"Branche","middlename":"Arnay","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Warren County Sheriff","county":"warren","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"warren","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"warren","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Warren County Sheriff","county":"warren","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"warren","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"John Branche, incumbent Warren County Sheriff, is the Democratic candidate for re\u2011election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"5d1bc3e1847ff87f"}