{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrian O. Sloan won the Republican nomination for the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education, District 1, in the March 3, 2026 primary with 58.68% of the vote, defeating William \"Bill\" Howell (41.32%). Sloan advances unopposed to the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sloan is a registered voter in Iredell County, North Carolina, registered since 1988 (38 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Sloan's year of birth as 1970; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"iredell_statesville_school_district_01","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Iredell-Statesville Schools Board Of Education District 01"},{"contest":"iredell_statesville_school_district_01","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Iredell-Statesville Schools Board Of Education District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Brian","fullname":"Brian O Sloan","lastname":"Sloan","middlename":"O","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"iredell_statesville_school_district_01","contest_title":"Iredell-Statesville Schools Board Of Education District 01","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"iredell_statesville_school_district_01","contest_title":"Iredell-Statesville Schools Board Of Education District 01","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"iredell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"iredell_statesville_school_district_01","contest_title":"Iredell-Statesville Schools Board Of Education District 01","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Iredell County since 1988.","terms":[],"token":"c3e0788731af6179"}