{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCheryl Ann Caulfield ran as a Republican for the North Carolina State Senate District 18 seat, covering Wake and Granville counties, in the March 3, 2026 primary election. She was endorsed by State Auditor Dave Boliek and Rep. Erin Par\u00e9 but lost the Republican primary to Chris Stock. Caulfield has served on the Wake County Public School System Board of Education representing District 1 since assuming office on December 6, 2022.\n\nDuring her state senate campaign, Caulfield highlighted her support for Opportunity Scholarship private school vouchers, a crackdown on youth vaping, and limitations on increases in home property tax valuations.\n\n## Background and education\nCaulfield earned a bachelor's degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1988, concentrating in Interior Design with additional coursework in Business Management.\n\n## Career\nCaulfield's career has included work as a senior mortgage analyst and as a small business owner. She was elected to the Wake County Public School System Board of Education in November 2022, defeating incumbent Ben Clapsaddle. She later co-founded a North Carolina school board coalition.\n\nCaulfield has been active in Wake County Public Schools since her sons began pre-school, volunteering with students, teachers, the PTA, and school events.\n\n## Family\nCaulfield lives in Wake Forest with her husband and their two teenage sons, both of whom attend high school in the Wake County Public School System.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [About \u2013 Cheryl 4 NC](https://www.cheryl4nc.com/about)\n- [2] [Six downballot NC primaries worth watching \u2013 WUNC](https://www.wunc.org/politics/2026-02-24/downballot-nc-primaries-worth-watching)\n- [3] [Cheryl Caulfield \u2013 Carolina Journal](https://www.carolinajournal.com/people/cheryl-caulfield/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_018","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 18"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Cheryl","fullname":"Cheryl Ann Caulfield","lastname":"Caulfield","middlename":"Ann","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_018","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 18","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_018","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 18","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"e8b218569f23fceb"}