{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMatthew Swain is a Republican candidate for the Stanly County Board of Commissioners, District 3, in the November 3, 2026 general election in North Carolina.\n\n## Career\nSwain previously served on the Stanly County Board of Commissioners, including as chairman of the board in 2019 and 2020. He has also served on the Stanly County Economic Development Board and as chief of a volunteer fire station in the county.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Stanly Commission and Albemarle Council swear in members, select leaders \u2013 Stanly County Journal](https://stanlyjournal.com/2020/12/09/stanly-commission-and-albemarle-council-swear-in-members-select-leaders/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","county":"stanly","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Stanly County Board Of Commissioners District 03"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Matthew","fullname":"Matthew J Swain","lastname":"Swain","middlename":"J","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Stanly County Board Of Commissioners District 03","county":"stanly","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"stanly","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"stanly","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Stanly County Board Of Commissioners District 03","county":"stanly","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"stanly","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Matthew Swain is the CEO of Triago and former Director of Career and College Readiness for Montgomery County Schools NC.","terms":[],"token":"b01e96a691f4d8b7"}