{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles Ray Peterson is the Republican incumbent commissioner for Bladen County Board of Commissioners District 2, seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election [1]. He has served on the board since being first elected in December 2002, winning re-election in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022, and has previously chaired the board [2][3].\n\n## Career\nPeterson worked as a manufacturing specialist at DuPont's Fayetteville Works facility for 26 years before retiring [3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Who's Running in Bladen County Elections in 2026? \u2013 Border Belt Independent](https://borderbelt.org/whos-running-in-bladen-county-elections-in-2026/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n- [2] [Charles Ray Peterson \u2013 Bladen County, NC](https://bladennc.govoffice3.com/index.asp?SEC=9E1E8C6A-BCB9-452F-8BBF-07B54C55C37D) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n- [3] [Incumbent commissioners returning to board \u2013 Bladen Journal](https://www.bladenjournal.com/news/20884/incumbent-commissioners-returning-to-board) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Bladen County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Charles","fullname":"Charles Ray Peterson","lastname":"Peterson","middlename":"Ray","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"bladen","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"bladen","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"bladen","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":[]}],"summary":"No specific metadata found for Charles Ray Peterson of County Commission District 02; sources reference unrelated individuals named Charles Peterson.","terms":[],"token":"6b12f9ebcca402d7"}