{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDonald Graye Brown II currently serves as the County Sheriff [1]. He is a candidate in the 2026 election for the same office, running under the Republican party [1]. His campaign website identifies him as \"Sheriff Brown,\" indicating he holds the position at the time of the filing [1]. The upcoming election has not yet occurred as of May 12, 2026, and its outcome remains unknown.\n\n## Background and education\n\nDonald Graye Brown II is a family man who self-describes as coming from a lineage dedicated to public service [1]. His father, Donald Brown, served with the City of Hickory Fire Department for 34 years before retiring in 2001 [1].\n\nBrown resides in the Balls Creek Community with his wife, Jenny, whom he has been married to for 22 years [1]. The couple has two sons, Jarrett and Grayeson [1]. The family attends New Jerusalem Lutheran Church [1].\n\n## Family\n\nSheriff Brown self-describes as \"a family man first,\" noting that his father, Donald Brown, served at the City of Hickory Fire Department for 34 years before retiring in 2001 [1]. He and his wife, Jenny, have been married for 22 years and reside in the Balls Creek Community [1]. The couple has two sons, Jarrett and Grayeson, and the family attends New Jerusalem Lutheran Church [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Meet Don | Re-Elect Sheriff Don Brown](https://www.reelectsheriffdonbrown.com/sheriff-brown)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"catawba","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Catawba County Sheriff"},{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"catawba","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Catawba County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Donald","fullname":"Donald Graye Brown II","lastname":"Brown","middlename":"Graye","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Catawba County Sheriff","county":"catawba","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"catawba","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Catawba County Sheriff","county":"catawba","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"catawba","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"catawba","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Catawba County Sheriff","county":"catawba","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"catawba","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"II","summary":"Donald Graye Brown II is a re-elected County Sheriff from the Balls Creek Community, married to Jenny with two sons, and comes from a family dedicated to public service.","terms":[],"token":"f82a770643112570"}