{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTaylor Ashley Rockett (listed on the ballot as \"Taylor A. Rockett\") is a Republican candidate for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 36 (Burke and Caldwell Counties), according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Taylor filed for candidacy on December 11, 2025, for Burke and Caldwell Counties [1]. The race appears on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot [1].\n\n**Update: Rockett lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for this seat, placing second to Mitch Walker \u2014 5,131 votes (37.4%) to Walker's 8,605 votes (62.6%) \u2014 and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [4].**\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Taylor Ashley Rockett is a registered voter in Burke County, North Carolina, registered since 2009 (17 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. The voter file shows Taylor Ashley Rockett's year of birth as 1990; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2]. The voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Taylor Ashley Rockett can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - 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/)\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results (bulk file) -- https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_036","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"District Attorney District 36"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Taylor","fullname":"Taylor Ashley Rockett","lastname":"Rockett","middlename":"Ashley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_036","contest_title":"District Attorney District 36","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_036","contest_title":"District Attorney District 36","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Burke County since 2009.","terms":[],"token":"cf69670080a5f722"}