{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTim Michael Ferguson II, known as Mike Ferguson, is a Democratic candidate for the Robeson County Board of Commissioners, District 8, in the 2026 election. District 8 covers the northern portion of Robeson County, including the communities of St. Pauls, Parkton, and Lumber Bridge. Ferguson won the District 8 Democratic primary on March 3, 2026, with 66.55 percent of the vote and will face Republican Lance Herndon in the November general election.\n\nFerguson has focused his campaign on economic development and public education. He advocates creating more opportunities for youth to work and spend time in downtown areas. He has expressed concern that while regional higher education institutions are growing, public school performance in the county has continued to decline.\n\n## Family\nFerguson is married. He and his wife have discussed plans to remain in Robeson County as their parents age.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Election profile: 4 vie for District 8 commissioner seat \u2013 Robesonian](https://www.robesonian.com/news/337931/election-profile-4-vie-for-district-8-commissioner-seat)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_08","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_08","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Tim","fullname":"Tim Michael Ferguson II","lastname":"Ferguson","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_08","contest_title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"robeson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_08","contest_title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"robeson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"robeson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_08","contest_title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"robeson","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":[]}],"suffix":"II","summary":"Tim Michael Ferguson II is a candidate for Robeson County Board of Commissioners District 8 in North Carolina, listed on Ballotpedia for the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"c4e95839271ceab6"}