{"biography":"**Update: David Ashley Cooper did not advance from the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan primary for Franklin County Board of Education, District 5, finishing third among three candidates with 487 votes, behind Jonathan Vanderford (829) and Chris Perry (619) [1]. Vanderford and Perry both advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Cooper does not appear on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list for that contest [2].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, David Ashley Cooper is a registered voter in Franklin County, North Carolina, registered since 2023 (3 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows David Ashley Cooper's year of birth as 1977; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 4 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of David Ashley Cooper can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_05","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Ashley Cooper","lastname":"Cooper","middlename":"Ashley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_05","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05","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_district_05","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education District 05","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":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Franklin County since 2023.","terms":[],"token":"99f6216646e3bd5f"}