{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Leroy Pinkney Dedmon JR is a registered voter in Gaston County, North Carolina, registered since 1976 (50 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Leroy Pinkney Dedmon JR's year of birth as 1947; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 16 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\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 Leroy Pinkney Dedmon JR can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] 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_gastonia_twp","county":"gaston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Gaston County Board Of Education Gastonia Twp"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Leroy","fullname":"Leroy Pinkney Dedmon JR","lastname":"Dedmon","middlename":"Pinkney","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_gastonia_twp","contest_title":"Gaston County Board Of Education Gastonia Twp","county":"gaston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"gaston","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"gaston","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_gastonia_twp","contest_title":"Gaston County Board Of Education Gastonia Twp","county":"gaston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"gaston","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Gaston County since 1976.","terms":[],"token":"aa2c20026e23a135"}