{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDudley Greene is the Republican incumbent representing North Carolina House District 85 (Avery, McDowell, Mitchell, and Yancey counties), a seat he has held since January 1, 2021 [1][2]. He is running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Democrat Suzanne Gavenus [2].\n\n## Background and education\nGreene, whose full name is Edwin Dudley Greene, was born in Newland, North Carolina. He holds an Associate of Applied Science degree from Mayland Community College. He is married to Allyson and has two children [1].\n\n## Career\nGreene spent his career in law enforcement, working for the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement division, the Newland Police Department, the Avery County Sheriff's Office, and the McDowell County Sheriff's Office. He served as Sheriff of McDowell County from 2008 to 2018, first appointed in 2008 and subsequently re-elected twice [1].\n\n## Office history\nGreene succeeded Josh Dobson as the District 85 representative, taking office January 1, 2021 [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nFor the 2023-2024 session, Greene's committee assignments include Appropriations (Vice Chair); Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety (Chair); Families, Children, and Aging Policy; House Select Committee on Helene Recovery (Chair); Judiciary II; State Government; and State Personnel (Vice Chair). In the 2021-2022 session he served on Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety, Families, Children, and Aging Policy, Judiciary II (Vice Chair), Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development, and State Personnel (Vice Chair) [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Dudley Greene - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Greene)\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Listing (NC House District 085, Avery/McDowell/Mitchell/Yancey counties) \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv, accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_085","county":"avery","county_count":4,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 085"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Edwin","fullname":"Edwin Dudley Greene","lastname":"Greene","middlename":"Dudley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_085","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 085","county":"avery","county_count":4,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_085","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 085","county":"avery","county_count":4,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Insufficient evidence to identify candidate Edwin Dudley Greene due to jurisdiction error (NC vs TN) and name mismatch with official ballots.","terms":[],"token":"66db9f9bebffd6fe"}