{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJesse Alexander Oppenheim is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House North Carolina District 8 in the 2026 primary. His campaign slogan is \"Common Sense in Uncommon Times.\"\n\nOppenheim supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, closing loopholes in campaign finance law, and strengthening ethics enforcement. He emphasizes lowering costs for North Carolina families and building public trust through transparency and accountability.\n\n## Background and education\nOppenheim earned a bachelor's degree from Kenyon College and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School.\n\n## Career\nOppenheim is an attorney who serves as General Counsel to a medical billing software company, where he has led legal departments, advised executives, and worked at the intersection of healthcare and technology. He has spent his career in corporate and healthcare law.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Meet Jesse \u2013 Jesse Oppenheim for Congress](https://www.jessefornc.com/meet-jesse)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_008","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 08"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jesse","fullname":"Jesse Alexander Oppenheim","lastname":"Oppenheim","middlename":"Alexander","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_008","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 08","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_008","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 08","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"84da680178273fe5"}