{"biography":"Bruce K. Forster is the Republican candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41, in the November 3, 2026 general election. The North Carolina House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 120 members representing districts across the state and serving two\u2011year terms [1].\n\nForster previously ran for the same seat in the 2022 election, where he received 33.5% of the vote (12,629 votes) against incumbent Democrat Maria Cervania, who won with 63.9% (24,096 votes) [1]. The 2022 race also included a Libertarian candidate, Kevin Terrett, who earned 2.6% of the vote. In both the 2022 and 2026 cycles, the Republican primary for District 41 was cancelled, allowing Forster to advance directly to the general election ballot [1].\n\nPublic financial disclosures show that Forster\u2019s campaign reported total contributions of $340, with the North Carolina Republican Party contributing $339.51 in the most recent filing period [18]. No expenditures were reported. The candidate has not completed Ballotpedia\u2019s Candidate Connection surveys for either the 2022 or 2026 elections, and no detailed biographical or issue\u2011position information is available on the Vote\u2011USA profile page [12].\n\nBeyond his candidacy, no additional personal background, education, or professional experience is documented in the available sources. Likewise, there are no publicly listed email addresses, phone numbers, campaign website, or verified portrait images for Bruce K. Forster in the provided references. The information currently available is limited to his electoral participation, party affiliation, and minimal campaign finance data.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Bruce Forster - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Forster)\n- [9] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)\n- [12] [Vote-USA | Bruce K. Forster | Candidate for State Representative District 41, North Carolina | November 8, 2022 North Carolina General Election](https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State=NC&Id=NCForsterBruceK)\n- [18] [Bruce Forster - North Carolina Candidate - Transparency USA](https://www.transparencyusa.org/nc/candidate/bruce-forster)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_041","county":"durham","county_count":2,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 041"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Bruce","fullname":"Bruce K Forster","lastname":"Forster","middlename":"K","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_041","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 041","county":"durham","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_041","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 041","county":"durham","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Bruce K. Forster is the Republican candidate for North Carolina House District 41 in the 2026 election, having previously run in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"8a5e5e54387957bd"}