{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEllis Lawrence is the Democratic incumbent commissioner for District 3, Seat 2, on the Chowan County Board of Commissioners, first elected to the seat in 2010 and continuously re-elected since \u2014 terms of December 2010\u20132014, 2014\u20132018, 2018\u20132022, and his current term, December 2022\u2013December 2026, according to the county government's own commissioners page [1]. He filed to run for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Board of Commissioners \u2013 Chowan County, NC](https://www.chowancounty-nc.gov/index.asp?SEC=A0602267-5599-4BE3-9101-D1120C305EA9) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`) \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","county":"chowan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Chowan County Board Of Commissioners District 03 Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ellis","fullname":"Ellis E Lawrence","lastname":"Lawrence","middlename":"E","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Chowan County Board Of Commissioners District 03 Seat 02","county":"chowan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"chowan","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"chowan","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Chowan County Board Of Commissioners District 03 Seat 02","county":"chowan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"chowan","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":[]}],"summary":"Ellis F. Lawrence (1879-1946) was an architect known for buildings in Oregon; Ellis Lawrence is a candidate for Chowan County Board of Commissioners District 3.","terms":[],"token":"afab01ada1994561"}