{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nGerman Enrique \"Worm\" Vivas ran in the 2026 Democratic primary for Jackson County Board of Commissioners District 1 in western North Carolina. He received 137 votes (4.07%) in a four-way primary, finishing last behind winner Casey Walawender (39.63%), Julie Painter (35%), and John Herrera (21%).\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Primary sets November ballots \u2013 Sylva Herald](https://www.thesylvaherald.com/top_stories/article_064c8405-a050-4aa2-81e5-15e7def23b65.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"German","fullname":"German Enrique Vivas","lastname":"Vivas","middlename":"Enrique","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"jackson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"ed8efb2ad8460304"}