{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJames David Owens (known as Jim Owens) is a Republican candidate for Rutherford County Board of Commissioners District 1 in the 2026 primary, running alongside four other Republicans including Clark Poole, Brian Thompson, Anthony Morrow, and Allen Hardin.\n\n## Career\n\nOwens is a lifelong resident of Rutherford County who owned and operated a chain of restaurants in the area.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Crowded field running for three commissioner seats \u2013 The Digital Courier](https://www.thedigitalcourier.com/archives/crowded-field-running-for-three-commissioner-seats-share-visions/article_f6f8c1f6-f345-5247-9de9-ddd01c35643d.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Rutherford County Board Of Commissioners District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James David Owens","lastname":"Owens","middlename":"David","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Rutherford County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"rutherford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Rutherford County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"5f2a7641da7f2d87"}