{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\n**Jennifer Smith Strickland lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the unexpired term on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners at-large, placing second of two candidates with 4,186 votes to Kevin Johnson's 5,139.** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Jennifer Smith Strickland is a registered voter in Wayne County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Jennifer Smith Strickland's year of birth as 1975; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 14 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Jennifer Smith Strickland can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 primary precinct-level election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`, from [https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","county":"wayne","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Wayne County Board Of Commissioners At-Large (Unexpired)"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jennifer","fullname":"Jennifer Smith Strickland","lastname":"Strickland","middlename":"Smith","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Wayne County Board Of Commissioners At-Large (Unexpired)","county":"wayne","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"wayne","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"wayne","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Wayne County Board Of Commissioners At-Large (Unexpired)","county":"wayne","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"wayne","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":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Wayne County since 1994.","terms":[],"token":"c5081a7d2679d4f2"}