{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLan April Holtsclaw ran for the Avery County, NC Board of Education in the 2026 election. She lives in Crossnore, NC.\n\n## Career\n\nHoltsclaw engaged publicly in Avery County school governance, attending board meetings and speaking to concerns about the district's proposed school consolidation plan, including concerns about bus route lengths and the failure to inform school staff before the consolidation announcement was made public.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Community Members Share Concerns Over Consolidation \u2013 Avery Journal](https://www.averyjournal.com/news/community-members-share-concerns-over-consolidation-proposal/article_5cd0f628-c98f-499f-9ad9-c49f7409fe3e.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Avery County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lan","fullname":"Lan April Holtsclaw","lastname":"Holtsclaw","middlename":"April","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Education","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"avery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Education","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"b6b3802b99321dc3"}