{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLavenia Sue Burnette, whose registered name is Lavenia Peterson Burnette, is a Democratic candidate for the Yancey County Board of Education in the 2026 election.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 WNC Local Election Candidates \u2013 NC News Digest](https://ncnewsdigest.substack.com/p/2026-wnc-local-election-candidates)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Yancey County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lavenia","fullname":"Lavenia Sue Burnette","lastname":"Burnette","middlename":"Sue","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Yancey County Board Of Education","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"yancey","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"yancey","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Yancey County Board Of Education","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"yancey","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"The provided sources discuss North Carolina's 2026 elections but do not contain specific information regarding Lavenia Sue Burnette.","terms":[],"token":"63da09ad8fa906b0"}