{"biography":"Jennifer Paylor is a candidate for the Franklin County Board of Education At\u2011Large Seat\u202f7 in North Carolina. She appears on the nonpartisan primary ballot for the March\u202f3,\u202f2026 primary and is not the incumbent officeholder [1].\n\nPaylor\u2019s public biographical details are limited to the information she supplied through Ballotpedia\u2019s Candidate Connection survey. She identifies herself as a non\u2011incumbent candidate and lists a campaign website (the URL is not provided in the source) [1]. No education, professional background, or prior elected\u2011office experience is disclosed in the available sources.\n\nIn the primary, Paylor ran alongside Paige\u202fSayles and Nicole\u202fTaborn for the same at\u2011large seat [1]. The election is nonpartisan, and Ballotpedia does not record any endorsements for her [1].\n\nPaylor\u2019s campaign themes, as reported in the Candidate Connection survey, focus on three core ideas: (1) \u201cLeadership matters\u201d \u2013 emphasizing that school boards should set direction and accountability rather than manage daily operations; (2) \u201cGrowth without proficiency is not enough\u201d \u2013 stressing early\u2011grade mastery in reading, writing, math, and critical\u2011thinking to prevent gaps; and (3) preparing students for life after graduation by aligning academics with career pathways and accountability measures [1].\n\nNo additional public statements, endorsements, or policy proposals beyond these themes are available at this time.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Jennifer Paylor (Franklin County Schools, At-large Seat 7, North Carolina, candidate 2026)](https://ballotpedia.org/Jennifer_Paylor_(Franklin_County_Schools,_At-large_Seat_7,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07"},{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jennifer","fullname":"Jennifer Kemp Paylor","lastname":"Paylor","middlename":"Kemp","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"franklin","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"franklin","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"franklin","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"franklin","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jennifer Paylor is a non\u2011incumbent candidate seeking Franklin County\u2019s At\u2011Large Seat\u202f7 on the Board of Education in the 2026 primary.","terms":[],"token":"83aa8b0c06b70aca"}