{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nCharles Earl Hickman III is the Republican incumbent representing District 2 on the Beaufort County Board of Education and has filed for a second term in the 2026 election cycle [11]. He first won the seat in the November 8, 2022 general election, defeating Democratic candidate E.C. Peed [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nHickman was born and raised in Beaufort County. He is a graduate of Chocowinity High School and East Carolina University, where he earned degrees in geography and history [12]. He is a U.S. Army veteran who worked as an intelligence analyst, served on a Nuclear Surety Emergency Action Team, and taught the Nuclear Surety Certification Course [12].\n\n## Career\n\nHickman has worked as a teacher in Beaufort County, teaching U.S. History and World History, and founded and operated a small business, Movies & Mercantile [12].\n\n## Office history\n\nElected to the Beaufort County Board of Education, District 2, in the November 8, 2022 general election; filed for a second term ahead of the 2026 election cycle [1][11].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Charles Hickman III (Beaufort County Board of Education District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Hickman_III_(Beaufort_County_Board_of_Education_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n\n[2] [Charles Hickman (Beaufort County Board of Education District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2026) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Hickman_(Beaufort_County_Board_of_Education_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))\n\n[11] [Charles Hickman has filed for School Board in District 2 \u2013 Eastern NC Now](https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/93668/charles-hickman-has-filed-for-school-board-in-district-2.html)\n\n[12] [Charles Hickman Biography \u2013 Eastern North Carolina Now](https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/57611/charles-hickman-biography.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 02"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Charles","fullname":"Charles Earl Hickman III","lastname":"Hickman","middlename":"Earl","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 02","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"beaufort","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 02","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"beaufort","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"beaufort","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 02","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"beaufort","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"Republican Charles Earl Hickman III is running for Beaufort County Board of Education District\u202f2 in 2026, having also run in 2022, with no detailed biography available.","terms":[],"token":"8bebeffdbd364ac4"}