{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEllen M. Jones (Ellen McFayden Jones) filed as a candidate for the Montgomery County Board of Education, District 1, on December 18, 2025, ahead of the November 3, 2026 general election [1]. Jandavian Little Lilly also filed for the same seat [1]. As of the 2025\u201326 school year, District 1 was represented on the Montgomery County Schools Board of Education by Anne Evans [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Filing List (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [Board of Education \u2013 Montgomery County Schools](https://www.montgomery.k12.nc.us/board-of-education/board-of-education) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Montgomery County Board Of Education District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ellen","fullname":"Ellen Mcfayden Jones","lastname":"Jones","middlename":"Mcfayden","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Montgomery County Board Of Education District 01","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"montgomery","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"montgomery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Montgomery County Board Of Education District 01","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"montgomery","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Ellen Jones is a candidate for County School Board District 01 in North Carolina.","terms":[],"token":"f1fcc2d22f5cebf7"}