{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMatthew L. Reese currently serves on the Alexander County Board of Education[1]. He is an incumbent running for re-election to School Board District 3 in the 2026 election[3]. Reese previously won a seat on District 2 during the 2022 election cycle, where he was one of four candidates elected to new positions on the board[2].\n\nFiling for the upcoming 2026 race opened on December 1 at noon[3]. As of December 17, 2025, Reese had officially filed as a candidate for School Board District 3 alongside other incumbents seeking re-election to various countywide offices[3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nMatthew L. Reese is a candidate for the Alexander County Board of Education District 3 [3]. He previously ran for the Alexander County Board of Education District 2 in 2022 [1]. In that election, he was one of four candidates who took seats on the board, having received votes from the electorate [2]. Reese is listed as an incumbent candidate filing for the 2026 election cycle alongside other countywide offices [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nMatthew L. Reese served on the Alexander County Board of Education for District 2 [1]. He was elected in November 2022 to a term beginning shortly thereafter, joining three other new board members including Rob Arguelles, Joshua Dagenhart, and Anthony McLain [2]. During his tenure, he represented the interests of constituents within District 2 [1].\n\nReese sought re-election to the Alexander County Board of Education for District 3 in the 2026 election cycle [3]. As of December 17, 2025, he had filed as a candidate for this position alongside incumbent Rob Arg\u00fcelles and Joshua Dagenhart [3]. The outcome of this upcoming election is not yet known.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Matthew L. Reese (Alexander County Board of Education District 2 ...](https://ballotpedia.org/Matthew_L._Reese_(Alexander_County_Board_of_Education_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n[2] [Arguelles, Dagenhart, McLain, Reese take School Board seats](https://www.facebook.com/taylorsvilletimes/posts/arguelles-dagenhart-mclain-reese-take-school-board-seats-the-alexander-county-bo/567089628752769/)\n[3] [CANDIDATE FILING UPDATE, DEC. 17, 2025 -- Alexander County ...](https://www.facebook.com/taylorsvilletimes/posts/candidate-filing-update-dec-17-2025-alexander-county-candidates-for-several-coun/1463276532467403/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Alexander County Board Of Education District 03"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Matthew","fullname":"Matthew Lynn Reese","lastname":"Reese","middlename":"Lynn","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","contest_title":"Alexander County Board Of Education District 03","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"alexander","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"alexander","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","contest_title":"Alexander County Board Of Education District 03","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"alexander","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Matthew Reese is a candidate for Alexander County School Board District 3 in North Carolina, with prior service in District 2.","terms":[],"token":"cd7967a0a0a203a7"}