{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJron Curtis Cortez Ferrell, who appears on the ballot as Cortez Ferrell, is the Democratic candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 83. District 83 covers the northwestern corner of Cabarrus County and the southwestern corner of Rowan County. He filed on December 19, 2025, and advanced from the Democratic primary without opposition. He faces incumbent Republican Grant Campbell in the November 3, 2026 general election.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 General Candidate List by Contest \u2013 NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_list_by_contest.pdf)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_083","county":"cabarrus","county_count":4,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 083"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jron","fullname":"Jron Curtis Cortez Ferrell","lastname":"Ferrell","middlename":"Curtis Cortez","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_083","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 083","county":"cabarrus","county_count":4,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_083","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 083","county":"cabarrus","county_count":4,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"No information found regarding Jron Curtis Cortez Ferrell for State House 083 in the provided sources.","terms":[],"token":"c05e5deb3ada5390"}