{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDale Lee Hamby (Republican) ran for NC Superior Court Judge, 5th Division, District 36, Seat 1 in the 2026 primary, serving the Caldwell County area.\n\n## Career\nHamby is co-owner and attorney at Hamby & Hamby, PA in Granite Falls, NC, with more than 35 years of legal practice. He served as a U.S. Naval Reserve commander (O-5), completing active duty during the Persian Gulf \"Tanker Wars,\" on drug interdiction missions in the Caribbean, and in the Mediterranean. He was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, and two U.S. Coast Guard medals.\n\nHamby has served more than 14 years as vice chairman of the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Board of Trustees, and is a past president of the Rotary Club of Granite Falls. An Eagle Scout himself, he served as a Scout leader for more than 20 years.\n\n## Family\nFather of two Eagle Scouts.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Dale Hamby Announces Candidacy \u2013 The Paper](https://www.thepaper.media/news/dale-hamby-announces-his-candidacy-for-36th-district-superior-court-judge/article_9495377c-af02-4a38-9d13-9400ea67178a.html)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_036_seat_01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 36 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Dale","fullname":"Dale Lee Hamby","lastname":"Hamby","middlename":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_036_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 36 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_036_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 36 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"7b3689c64f3eda7f"}