{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDavid Eugene Ricks serves as a Code Enforcement Official for Cherokee County, North Carolina [2]. He is a candidate in the 2026 election for County School Board District I [1]. As of May 12, 2026, the outcome of this upcoming race remains unknown.\n\n## Career\n\nDavid Ricks serves as a Code Enforcement Official for Cherokee County, North Carolina [2]. He is employed by the county's Building Code Enforcement department, which is located at 911 Andrews Rd. in Murphy [6]. His professional contact information includes the phone number 828-837-6730, extension 2 [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nDavid Ricks serves as the Code Enforcement Official for Cherokee County [2]. The provided source material does not specify the date of his appointment or election to this role, nor does it detail the length of his current term or specific district boundaries beyond the county level.\n\nAvailable sources do not contain information regarding any other elected or appointed offices held by David Ricks, nor do they document any prior electoral races he has run in, whether successful or unsuccessful [3] [4] [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] (source #2 not in master list)\n[2] [Staff Directory \u2022 David Ricks](https://www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/directory.aspx?EID=7)\n[3] [David Ricks, North Carolina (35 matches): Phone Number, Email, Address - Spokeo](https://www.spokeo.com/David-Ricks/North-Carolina)\n[4] [David Ricks, North Carolina - NC | Found at 100 Locations | BeenVerified](https://www.beenverified.com/people/david-ricks/nc/)\n[5] [David Ricks in North Carolina - NC | 28 Records Available - YellowBook](https://www.yellowbook.com/people/david-ricks/north-carolina/)\n[6] [Staff Directory \u2022 Building Code Enforcement](https://www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/directory.aspx?did=6)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_i","county":"cherokee","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Cherokee County Board Of Education District Ii"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_i","county":"cherokee","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Cherokee County Board Of Education District Ii"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Eugene Ricks","lastname":"Ricks","middlename":"Eugene","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_i","contest_title":"Cherokee County Board Of Education District Ii","county":"cherokee","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"cherokee","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_i","contest_title":"Cherokee County Board Of Education District Ii","county":"cherokee","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"cherokee","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"cherokee","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_i","contest_title":"Cherokee County Board Of Education District Ii","county":"cherokee","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"cherokee","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":[]}],"summary":"David Eugene Ricks is identified as the Code Enforcement Official for Cherokee County, NC, with contact details available via the county staff directory.","terms":[],"token":"9981e9508073cd77"}