{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Marla Grimes Thompson is a registered voter in Catawba County, North Carolina, registered since 2001 (25 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Marla Grimes Thompson's year of birth as 1962; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 14 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Marla Grimes Thompson can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"catawba","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Catawba County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Marla","fullname":"Marla Grimes Thompson","lastname":"Thompson","middlename":"Grimes","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Catawba County Board Of Commissioners","county":"catawba","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"catawba","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"catawba","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Catawba County Board Of Commissioners","county":"catawba","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"catawba","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Catawba County since 2001.","terms":[],"token":"f3d6c8b84606ace0"}