{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMarvin Antwon Hilliard is a candidate for Martin County Sheriff, North Carolina, in the November 3, 2026 general election. In the 2022 election, Hilliard ran as an unaffiliated candidate for Martin County Sheriff against Democrat Tim Manning, per Ballotpedia's record of that race [1]. His current 2026 party affiliation is not independently confirmed by any source located.\n\n## Background and career\n\nPer his own campaign website, Hilliard is a Martin County native and a graduate of Roanoke High School [2]. He completed Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) at Halifax Community College, sponsored by then-Edgecombe County Sheriff James Knight [2]. He began his law-enforcement career with the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, where he was promoted from deputy to detective [2]. Other specific career and education details that have circulated about Hilliard -- including particular college degrees, roles at the Sharpsburg and Scotland Neck police departments, and a Criminal Justice Instructor credential -- could not be confirmed against his campaign website or any other source located, and are omitted here pending better sourcing.\n\nHilliard can be reached via the campaign email hilliard4sheriff@gmail.com, listed on his Ballotpedia profile [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Marvin Hilliard (Martin County Sheriff, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Marvin_Hilliard_(Martin_County_Sheriff,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [2] [Marvin Hilliard for Sheriff - campaign website](https://www.hilliard4sheriff.com/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"martin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Martin County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Marvin","fullname":"Marvin Antwon Hilliard","lastname":"Hilliard","middlename":"Antwon","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Martin County Sheriff","county":"martin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"martin","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"martin","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Martin County Sheriff","county":"martin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"martin","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Marvin Antwon Hilliard, a longtime law\u2011enforcement officer, is running for Martin County Sheriff in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"6e78140ec3726fab"}