{"biography":"**March 3, 2026 primary result: Penaloza lost the Republican primary for Rockingham County Board of Education At-Large, finishing fourth of four candidates with 3,716 votes. The top three \u2014 Kimberly McMichael, Philip Butler, and Kimberley Thompson-Hairston \u2014 advance to the November general election [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Synthya Anahi Penaloza is a registered voter in Rockingham County, North Carolina, registered since 2021 (5 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Synthya Anahi Penaloza's year of birth as 1989; 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 4 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 Synthya Anahi Penaloza 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/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, official March 3, 2026 primary election results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/index.html?prefix=ENRS/2026_03_03/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","county":"rockingham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Rockingham County Board Of Education At-Large"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Synthya","fullname":"Synthya Anahi Penaloza","lastname":"Penaloza","middlename":"Anahi","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","contest_title":"Rockingham County Board Of Education At-Large","county":"rockingham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rockingham","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"rockingham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","contest_title":"Rockingham County Board Of Education At-Large","county":"rockingham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rockingham","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":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Rockingham County since 2021.","terms":[],"token":"aef4a28b0247477e"}