{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSteve Rao was a Democratic candidate for one of two at-large seats on the Wake County Board of Commissioners. He ran in the seven-candidate March 3, 2026 Democratic primary but did not win one of the two nominations; Christine Kushner and Mona Singh advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election [1][2].\n\n## Career\nRao is a fifteen-year member of the Morrisville Town Council [1]. His campaign platform focused on expanding affordable housing, attracting new businesses to Wake County, and increasing public school funding, and he was endorsed by a number of state and local Democratic officials [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Who's Running For Wake County Board of Commissioners? - Indy Week](https://indyweek.com/news/whos-running-wake-county-board-of-commissioners/) -- accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`, dl.ncsbe.gov), accessed 2026-07-19\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Wake County Board Of Commissioners At-Large"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Steve","fullname":"Steve Sandeep Rao","lastname":"Rao","middlename":"Sandeep","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Wake County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"wake","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"wake","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Wake County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"wake","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Wake County since 2008.","terms":[],"token":"7075f210c92e35f4"}