{"biography":"Park Arneson Pressly Inglefield is the Democratic candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 96, in the 2026 general election on November 3, 2026. The Democratic primary was cancelled, so Inglefield advanced automatically to the November ballot against Republican incumbent Jay Adams [1].\n\n## Background and education\n\nPer her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (completed October 7, 2025), Inglefield was born July 22, 1994, and holds a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University. She describes her religion as Christian: Presbyterian and her profession as nonprofit program director [2].\n\n## Career\n\nInglefield has served as Deputy State Director for Rise Free, a statewide nonprofit, and currently serves as the North Carolina State Director for Young People's Alliance, a nonpartisan organization focused on civic leadership training [2]. She also completed a year on the Catawba County Grand Jury, where she observed cases involving domestic violence, child endangerment, and substance-abuse issues [2].\n\nBefore seeking state office, Inglefield ran for mayor of Hickory, North Carolina, in the nonpartisan 2025 municipal election, challenging incumbent mayor Hank Guess. She did not win [2][16].\n\n## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nInglefield's campaign platform emphasizes economic development through streamlined permitting, infrastructure investment, and workforce-development partnerships; fiscal responsibility and transparent budgeting; and \"Complete Streets\" infrastructure. Her campaign slogan is \"Crafting the Future of Hickory. Responsibly.\" [2][11]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Park Inglefield - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Park_Inglefield) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Park Inglefield (Mayor of Hickory, North Carolina, candidate 2025) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Park_Inglefield_(Mayor_of_Hickory,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2025)), citing her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey of October 7, 2025 \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[11] [Park Inglefield campaign announcement - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/parkformayor/posts/hi-my-name-is-park-inglefield-and-im-excited-to-formally-announce-my-candidacy-f/122117284364946763/)\n[16] [Candidate Park Inglefield enters Hickory NC mayoral race](https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/article_535aca84-9fb6-4493-bc3a-73f4a8d00fcf.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_096","county":"alexander","county_count":4,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 096"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Park","fullname":"Park Arneson Pressly Inglefield","lastname":"Inglefield","middlename":"Arneson Pressly","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_096","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 096","county":"alexander","county_count":4,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_096","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 096","county":"alexander","county_count":4,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Park Inglefield is the Democratic candidate for NC House District\u202f96 in 2026, a nonprofit leader with prior mayoral campaign experience.","terms":[],"token":"d2d697c68d0b968d"}