{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Frederick Williams is a Republican candidate for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education, District 2, in the 2026 election [1]. He filed his candidacy on December 17, 2025, in a crowded Republican primary field of ten candidates that included incumbents Robert Barr, Susan Miller, and Steve Wood [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Candidate List Grouped by Contest \u2013 Forsyth County Board of Elections / NC State Board of Elections](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_list_by_contest.pdf)\n- [2] [Primary election preview; Meet the candidates for WS/FCS Board of Education at-large, district seats \u2013 WFMY News 2](https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/politics/elections/wsfcs-primary-election-candidates/83-7e72c29c-779e-4e37-9926-8fad2d697a81)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Forsyth County Board Of Education District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Frederick Williams","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Frederick","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Forsyth County Board Of Education District 02","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"forsyth","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"forsyth","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Forsyth County Board Of Education District 02","county":"forsyth","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"forsyth","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"aa8352c73546fa21"}