{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAndre Lassiter Sr. is a Hertford County Commissioner representing District 02, reelected to his second four-year term in November 2022 [3]. The following month his fellow commissioners elected him Board Chairman, succeeding Ronald Gatling, who had held the chairmanship for the previous four years [3]. Lassiter is running for reelection to the District 02 seat in the November 3, 2026 general election as a Democrat, per his official candidate filing with the North Carolina State Board of Elections [7]. His campaign maintains a Facebook page, \"Elect Andre Lassiter for Hertford County Commissioner\" [1].\n\n## Background and education\n\nLassiter grew up in the Ahoskie Housing Authority, raised by a single mother who worked long hours at a local aluminum tubing factory [5]. After high school he attended Norfolk State University but left after about a year when he ran out of money [5]. He returned to Ahoskie and joined the housing authority's maintenance staff, becoming superintendent of that staff by age 21 [5]. He went on to enroll at Roanoke-Chowan Community College (R-CCC), earning an associate degree in criminal justice, and later earned a bachelor's degree from Elizabeth City State University through an incentive-scholarship program an R-CCC instructor connected him with [5]. R-CCC's board has since described him as a first-generation community college graduate of the institution [6].\n\n## Career\n\nLassiter owns a security company that employs 26 people, including his mother [5]. He also serves on the board of directors of the Ahoskie Housing Authority [5].\n\n## Office history\n\nLassiter served 14 years (2009-2023) as a trustee of Roanoke-Chowan Community College, including four years as Board Chair, four years as Finance Chair, three years as Personnel Chair, and 11 years on the board's Executive Committee [6]. During his tenure the college was on probation with its accrediting body after a state audit flagged fraud risk and hiring-practice violations; Lassiter has said the board's response, including hiring current president Murray Williams, helped the college earn a subsequent clean state audit [5]. He received the Association of Community College Trustees' 2022 ACCT Southern Regional Trustee Leadership Award for his service [2][4]. In March 2026, R-CCC's Board of Trustees created a new \"Trustee Emeritus\" honor and named Lassiter and fellow former trustee Ronald J. Gatling as its first-ever recipients, citing their roles pressing state officials in Raleigh to keep the college open during a period when its future was in doubt [6].\n\nOn the county commission, Lassiter was reelected to a second term in November 2022 and elected Board Chairman that December [3].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nLassiter owns and operates a security company employing 26 people, including his mother, whom he has credited the business with helping lift out of poverty [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Elect Andre Lassiter for Hertford County Commissioner](https://www.facebook.com/vote4andre) (candidate's own campaign page)\n[2] [R-CCC Trustee Andre Lassiter to receive 2022 ACCT Southern Regional Trustee Leadership Award](https://www.roanokechowan.edu/Blog/396104/R-CCC-Trustee-Andre-Lassiter-to-receive-2022-ACCT-Southern-Regional-Trustee-Leadership-Award)\n[3] [Lassiter takes reigns of HC Commissioners - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald](https://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2022/12/09/lassiter-takes-reigns-of-hc-commissioners/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[4] [Lassiter's hard work reaps significant reward - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald](https://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2022/08/26/lassiters-hard-work-reaps-significant-reward/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[5] [From working poor to working for himself: How Roanoke-Chowan Community College transformed one life](https://www.ednc.org/2022-11-15-roanoke-chowan-community-college-economic-impact-jobs-early-high-school/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[6] [Lassiter, Gatling earn Trustee Emeritus designation - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald](https://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/news/lassiter-gatling-earn-trustee-emeritus-designation-a7748c40) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[7] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (Hertford County Board of Commissioners District 02), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"hertford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Hertford County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Andre","fullname":"Andre Lassiter SR","lastname":"Lassiter","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Hertford County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"hertford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"hertford","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"hertford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Hertford County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"hertford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"hertford","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"SR","summary":"Andre Lassiter Sr. serves on the Hertford County Commission for District 02 and is a former trustee at Roanoke-Chowan Community College.","terms":[],"token":"a406fc41e3e7dc30"}