{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKasey Martin is the Republican candidate for the District A seat on the Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education in Surry County, North Carolina, in the November 3, 2026 general election. She filed for the seat during the candidate filing period that closed in December 2025; incumbent Kyle Leonard, who had held the District A seat, filed instead for the board's at-large seat, challenging longtime at-large incumbent Tim Matthews [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Filing ends; lineup set for election season \u2013 Mt. Airy News](https://www.mtairynews.com/news/filing-ends-lineup-set-for-election-season/article_4c1f864e-53ab-4785-8189-2cc551a69595.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"mount_airy_city_school_district_a","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mount Airy City Schools Board Of Education District A"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kasey","fullname":"Kasey Riddle Martin","lastname":"Martin","middlename":"Riddle","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"mount_airy_city_school_district_a","contest_title":"Mount Airy City Schools Board Of Education District A","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"surry","office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"surry","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"mount_airy_city_school_district_a","contest_title":"Mount Airy City Schools Board Of Education District A","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"surry","office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Kasey Riddle Martin is the Republican candidate for Mount Airy Board of Education District\u202fA, with a background in student and community engagement at Surry Community College.","terms":[],"token":"7ab7e2055c70bdd2"}