{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJared Scott Ollison is a candidate for Raleigh City Council District C. He advanced from a four-candidate March 3, 2026 nonpartisan primary -- Raleigh's first-ever city council primary -- placing second with 2,460 votes, to the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces incumbent Corey Branch (7,106 votes); primary candidates Diana Powell (2,355 votes) and Tolulope Omokaiye (1,238 votes) did not advance, per certified NC State Board of Elections primary results [5].\n\n## Background and education\nOllison is a Southeast Raleigh native [1]. According to the North Carolina voter file, he is a registered Democrat in Wake County, registered since 1999 [3].\n\n## Career\nOllison is a North Carolina State Capitol police officer and previously served as director of the Wake County Detention Center [1]. He first ran for the District C seat in 2024, losing to incumbent Corey Branch in a six-candidate field [1][4]. During that campaign, he told Indy Week that his law-enforcement background had shown him Raleigh's need for better mental-health services and new tools to address homelessness and displacement [1][4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Who's Running for Raleigh City Council in 2026? - Indy Week](https://indyweek.com/news/whos-running-raleigh-city-council/)\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`, dl.ncsbe.gov)\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[4] [In Southeast Raleigh, Corey Branch defends his council seat - Indy Week](https://indyweek.com/news/in-southeast-raleigh-corey-branch-defends-his-council-seat/)\n[5] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 certified primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), Wake County, City of Raleigh City Council District C contest","campaigns":[{"contest":"raleigh_city_council_district_c","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"City Of Raleigh City Council District C"},{"contest":"raleigh_city_council_district_c","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"City Of Raleigh City Council District C"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jared","fullname":"Jared Scott Ollison","lastname":"Ollison","middlename":"Scott","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"raleigh_city_council_district_c","contest_title":"City Of Raleigh City Council District C","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"wake","office_key":"city_council","office_title":"City Council Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"raleigh_city_council_district_c","contest_title":"City Of Raleigh City Council District C","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"wake","office_key":"city_council","office_title":"City Council Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"wake","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"raleigh_city_council_district_c","contest_title":"City Of Raleigh City Council District C","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"wake","office_key":"city_council","office_title":"City Council Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"city_council","office_title":"City Council Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Wake County since 1999.","terms":[],"token":"c8eba9e17a7c42d8"}