{"biography":"Phillip Wayne Thacker is a candidate for the City of Mount Airy Board of Commissioners representing the South Ward in the 2026 municipal election scheduled for November 3, 2026. The South Ward seat is one of the positions on the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners, the city\u2019s governing body that makes policy decisions, adopts the municipal budget, and oversees local services. The role is nonpartisan, meaning candidates do not run under formal party labels, and commissioners are elected by voters in their respective wards.\n\nThacker previously sought the same seat in the 2022 election cycle. He entered the nonpartisan primary held on May 17, 2022, competing against Gene Clark and Joe Zalescik for the South Ward nomination [1]. After the primary, Thacker advanced to the general election, which took place on November 8, 2022, where he faced Gene Clark on the ballot for the South Ward seat [1]. The Ballotpedia record confirms that Thacker was listed as a candidate in both the primary and the general election, though it does not indicate the outcome of the race.\n\nThe candidate\u2019s public profile on Ballotpedia notes that he did not complete the organization\u2019s Candidate Connection survey in 2022, a voluntary questionnaire that allows candidates to share their positions and background with voters [1]. However, the page does provide a direct contact email\u2014philthacker4@gmail.com\u2014offering a way for constituents and interested parties to reach him for further information or dialogue [1]. No phone number or campaign website is listed, and the page contains only placeholder images rather than a personal portrait.\n\nBeyond his 2022 candidacy, publicly available sources do not detail Thacker\u2019s education, professional career, or community involvement. Voters seeking more information may need to contact him directly via the provided email address or await additional disclosures as the 2026 campaign progresses.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Phillip Thacker (Mount Airy Board of Commissioners South Ward, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Phillip_Thacker_(Mount_Airy_Board_of_Commissioners_South_Ward,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))","campaigns":[{"contest":"mount_airy_city_council_south_ward","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"City Of Mount Airy Commissioner South Ward"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Phillip","fullname":"Phillip Wayne Thacker","lastname":"Thacker","middlename":"Wayne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"mount_airy_city_council_south_ward","contest_title":"City Of Mount Airy Commissioner South Ward","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"surry","office_key":"city_council","office_title":"City Council Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"surry","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"mount_airy_city_council_south_ward","contest_title":"City Of Mount Airy Commissioner South Ward","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"surry","office_key":"city_council","office_title":"City Council Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"city_council","office_title":"City Council Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Phillip Wayne Thacker is running for Mount Airy City Commissioner (South Ward) in 2026, having previously run for the same seat in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"6888d9d20ea637ef"}