{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMark Charles DeLoach, who campaigns under the name Charles DeLoach, is a Democratic candidate for the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners District 5 in 2026. He filed after incumbent Commissioner Laura Meier announced she would not seek re-election. His campaign website is charlesdeloach.com.\n\nDeLoach's platform centers on expanding access to affordable childcare through direct county investment, addressing housing affordability by streamlining permitting and expanding mixed-income development incentives, and improving equitable healthcare access by investing in mobile clinics, mental health services, and maternal care equity.\n\n## Background and education\nDeLoach is a fourth-generation North Carolinian. He lives in south Charlotte with his wife and daughter.\n\n## Career\nDeLoach works as a civil litigation attorney. He has a background in community organizing and founded a nonprofit focused on facilitating cross-perspective political conversations. He previously served as Regional Vice Chair of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party.\n\n## Family\nDeLoach is married to Caroline DeLoach. The couple has a young daughter named Wren.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [About \u2013 Charles DeLoach for Mecklenburg](https://charlesdeloach.com/about/)\n- [2] [Platform \u2013 Charles DeLoach for Mecklenburg](https://charlesdeloach.com/platform/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mecklenburg County Board Of Commissioners District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mark","fullname":"Mark Charles Deloach","lastname":"Deloach","middlename":"Charles","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Mecklenburg County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"mecklenburg","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"mecklenburg","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Mecklenburg County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"mecklenburg","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":"Mark Charles Deloach is identified as a candidate for County Commission District 05 in North Carolina.","terms":[],"token":"76b41f8ce10b3a1c"}