{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nThomas Anthony Long, who filed for the ballot as \"Tommy Long,\" is the Republican candidate for the Haywood County Board of Commissioners in the November 3, 2026 general election in Haywood County, North Carolina. He filed for the race on December 1, 2025; North Carolina State Board of Elections candidate filing records list him as a Canton, NC resident [1].\n\nNo further public biographical, educational, or professional information about Long was located in the sources consulted.\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections -- [2026 General Election Candidate Detail List by County (PDF)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_detail_list.pdf), Haywood County -- accessed 2026-07-19","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"haywood","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Haywood County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"haywood","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Haywood County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Thomas","fullname":"Thomas Anthony Long","lastname":"Long","middlename":"Anthony","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Haywood County Board Of Commissioners","county":"haywood","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"haywood","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Haywood County Board Of Commissioners","county":"haywood","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"haywood","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"haywood","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Haywood County Board Of Commissioners","county":"haywood","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"haywood","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Thomas Anthony Long is the Republican candidate for Haywood County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"7c4721e5337a10b5"}