[{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Catawba County since 2021.","biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Joyce Helen Ackerman is a registered voter in Catawba County, North Carolina, registered since 2021 (5 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Joyce Helen Ackerman's year of birth as 1950; 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 9 elections voted in since 2021, 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 Joyce Helen Ackerman 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/)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Joyce","fullname":"Joyce Helen Ackerman","lastname":"Ackerman","middlename":"Helen","suffix":null,"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Catawba County since 2021.","token":"ea933d6bb935d5c8"},{"bio_snippet":"Janene Ackles is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District\u202f43 in 2026, a grant\u2011writing consultant and community activist with prior runs for local office.","biography":"Janene Ackles is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District 43 in the 2026 general election, seeking to represent the district in the state legislature. She secured the Democratic nomination by winning 67% of the vote (3,900 votes) in the March 3, 2026 primary, defeating Ronald Pittman, and will face incumbent Republican Diane Wheatley in the November 3, 2026 contest [1].\n\nAckles was born in Maryland and raised in a family with a strong tradition of public service; her father served in three wars and later worked for the U.S. Postal Service, while her mother was an elementary school teacher and a Shaw University graduate who broke racial barriers in the Girl Scouts [11]. She later moved to North Carolina, where she has lived for many years in the area that comprises District 43.\n\nProfessionally, Ackles is a grant\u2011writing specialist and business consultant. She founded Grantastic Consulting, a firm that has helped more than 200 nonprofit organizations secure funding, and authored the guide *Non\u2011Profit 501C\u20113, Easy as 1\u20112\u20113* [11]. In addition to her consulting work, she leads the Cumberland County Community Watch Coalition, serves on the boards of the Vision Resource Center and the Jai\u202f6 Youth Foundation, and founded the women\u2019s activist group DisruptHERS [11].\n\nHer prior foray into elected office was a 2022 nonpartisan campaign for Fayetteville City Council District\u202f2, where she appeared on the primary ballot but did not advance to the general election [2]. She also ran for the same North Carolina House seat in 2024, losing to Wheatley with 42.7% of the vote [1].\n\nAckles\u2019 campaign platform emphasizes comprehensive health care, rural education reform, economic development that creates jobs, clean water and soil, and public safety initiatives. She advocates for reduced government interference in reproductive health decisions and proposes state funding and grant programs to address PFAS contamination in Cumberland County\u2019s drinking water. Additionally, she calls for repeal of the Opportunity Scholarship program and stricter tuition controls for private schools that receive public funds [18].\n\nAckles lives in District\u202f43 with her husband and blended family of eight adult children and is known locally as \u201cMomma\u202fJ.\u201d Her deep community ties, professional experience in nonprofit financing, and prior campaign experience shape her candidacy for the North Carolina House of Representatives.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Janene Ackles - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Janene_Ackles)\n- [2] [Janene Ackles (Fayetteville City Council District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Janene_Ackles_(Fayetteville_City_Council_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [5] [committee to elect janene ackles dublin [sta-3q2a03-c-001]](https://cf.ncsbe.gov/CFOrgLkup/DocumentGeneralResult/?SID=STA-3Q2A03-C-001&OGID=52672)\n- [9] [Janene Ackles for NC43](https://www.electackles.com/)\n- [11] [MEET JANENE | Janene Ackles](https://www.electackles.com/meet_janene)\n- [13] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)\n- [14] [Janene Ackles Dublin for NC House 43 | Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/acklesdublinhouse43)\n- [18] [Janene Ackles running for NC House of Representatives - CityView NC](https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/n-c-house-of-representatives-district-43-janene-dublin-ackles/)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Janene","fullname":"Janene Marie Ackles","lastname":"Ackles","middlename":"Marie","suffix":null,"summary":"Janene Ackles is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District\u202f43 in 2026, a grant\u2011writing consultant and community activist with prior runs for local office.","token":"11d9325a64969508"},{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Johnston County since 2002.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRandall Lee Ackley II (Randy Ackley) ran as a Republican candidate for Johnston County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary. He was defeated by Steve Bizzell, 13,676 votes (75.3%) to 4,476 votes (24.7%). Ackley will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Randall Lee Ackley II is a registered voter in Johnston County, North Carolina, registered since 2002 (24 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Randall Lee Ackley II's year of birth as 1980; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Randall Lee Ackley II can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary/election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Randall","fullname":"Randall Lee Ackley II","lastname":"Ackley","middlename":"Lee","suffix":"II","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Johnston County since 2002.","token":"af9065e0a58d564a"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"Jessica","fullname":"Jessica Acred","lastname":"Acred","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"IAfcdRSvGB"},{"bio_snippet":"Current Lakeland School System board member and Republican candidate in 2026; University of Memphis graduate and property-management executive.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKeith Acton is a current member of the Lakeland School System Board of Education and a Republican candidate on the August 6, 2026 City of Lakeland municipal primary ballot for the school board [1][2]. Other Republican candidates certified for the Lakeland school board in 2026 include Laura Harrison and Sara Castellaw [2].\n\n## Background and education\nActon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in finance and a Master of Science with a concentration in real estate development, both from the University of Memphis [1].\n\n## Career\nActon has worked in multifamily property management since 1996 and leads a local property-management company that oversees communities nationwide [1].\n\n## Office history\nHe serves as a member of the Lakeland School System Board of Education [1]. He has previously served on the City of Lakeland's Industrial Development Board and Economic Development Commission [1].\n\n## Family\nActon and his wife, Stephanie, have been married since 1998 and have four children, two of whom are enrolled in the Lakeland School System; he coaches his children's soccer and basketball teams [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Board - Lakeland School System](https://www.lakelandk12.org/board) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Candidates Certified for August 6, 2026 Primary and General Election - Shelby County Election Commission](https://electionsshelbytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Candidates-Certified-for-August-6-2026-Primary-and-General-Election-33026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Keith","fullname":"Keith Acton","lastname":"Acton","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":"Current Lakeland School System board member and Republican candidate in 2026; University of Memphis graduate and property-management executive.","token":"5L2VRFRoVk"},{"bio_snippet":"Alma Shealey Adams, Democrat, is the incumbent U.S. Representative for NC\u201112 seeking re\u2011election in 2026.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAlma Shealey Adams is the Democratic U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 12th Congressional District. She was elected to her sixth full term on November 5, 2024 [1], in a general election contested against Republican Addul Ali [2]. She is the incumbent on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for the same seat.\n\n## Background and education\nAdams graduated from North Carolina A&T State University in 1968 and received her Master of Arts in Art Education in 1972 [1]. She earned her Ph.D. in Art Education and Multicultural Education from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, in 1981 [1].\n\n## Career\nAdams taught art at Bennett College for 40 years [1]. While at Bennett she led an effort to increase student civic participation, coining the phrase \"Bennett Belles are Voting Belles\" and organizing annual marches to the polls [1].\n\n## Office history\nIn 1994 Adams was appointed by her peers to serve in the North Carolina House District 26 seat, and went on to serve ten terms in the State House, rising to chair of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus [1]. She won a special election in November 2014 and was sworn in immediately as the 100th woman elected to the 113th Congress [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nAdams serves on the Committee on Education & Workforce and the House Committee on Agriculture [1]. She serves on the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and is Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, and she serves on the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology [1]. She has previously served on the Financial Services Committee and the Joint Economic Committee, and in leadership positions including Assistant Whip for the Democratic Caucus, Vice Chair of Agriculture, Ranking Member of the Small Business Committee, and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections [1].\n\nHer congressional office identifies the enactment of H.R. 5363, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, as one of her outstanding legislative accomplishments; the office states it permanently provides funding totaling $255 million a year for all Minority-Serving Institutions, including $85 million for HBCUs [1]. Her office also credits her with the establishment of a $50 million research-and-development grant program for HBCUs and MSIs in the 2023 federal budget [1].\n\nAdams is co-founder and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus with Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois, and founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus [1]. She introduced the Momnibus package in 2020, 2021, and 2023 with other members of the caucus [1]. Her office states that the HBCU Caucus won $40 million for HBCUs for scholarships, funding for newly established centers of excellence in agriculture, and additional funding for agricultural research and cooperative extension for 1890 land-grant universities in the 2018 Farm Bill [1].\n\nAdams has received the North Carolina A&T State University Human Rights Medal, described by her office as the highest award presented by her alma mater to an individual who fights against social injustice, and was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [About - Congresswoman Alma Adams](https://adams.house.gov/about) - U.S. House of Representatives, accessed 2026-07-30\n[2] [2024 election results for North Carolina Congressional District 12](https://www.wbtv.com/2024/11/03/2024-election-results-north-carolina-congressional-district-12/) - WBTV, accessed 2026-07-30","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Alma","fullname":"Alma Shealey Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Shealey","suffix":null,"summary":"Alma Shealey Adams, Democrat, is the incumbent U.S. Representative for NC\u201112 seeking re\u2011election in 2026.","token":"21ef9060d7fd0a02"},{"bio_snippet":"Current office and 2026 campaign Bradley Adams is the incumbent District 7 representative on the Lauderdale County Board of Education, running for the seat in the August 6, 2026 general election 1 . Office history Adams was elected to the District 7 seat on the Lauderdale County ","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBradley Adams is the incumbent District 7 representative on the Lauderdale County Board of Education, running for the seat in the August 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Office history\nAdams was elected to the District 7 seat on the Lauderdale County school board and attended new-board-member orientation hosted by the Tennessee School Board Association in October 2022, as reported by the Lauderdale County school district [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Lauderdale County Schools, \"New Board Members Attend Orientation,\" https://www.lced.net/article/885830","birthdate":null,"firstname":"BRADLEY","fullname":"BRADLEY ADAMS","lastname":"ADAMS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"ye2nJHsZra"},{"bio_snippet":"Che'Z L Adams is a Democratic candidate seeking a seat on the Gaston County Board of Education for Gastonia Township in 2026.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nChe'Z L Adams \u2014 who also goes by \"Shea\" \u2014 is the Democratic candidate for the Gaston County Board of Education's Gastonia Township seat in the November 3, 2026 general election [1][2]. Her campaign priorities include teacher pay, school facilities, and instructional resources; she has said higher salaries are needed to keep teachers from leaving for higher-paying counties and has called for improved facilities to boost staff morale [3]. She has also emphasized support for low-income schools, preserving arts programming, student mental-health services, and safe sports facilities, and has opposed removing library materials from schools [2][3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nAdams is originally from Tallahassee, Florida, and moved to Gastonia in 1990 [2]. She holds a bachelor's degree in health care management from Florida A&M University [1][2].\n\n## Career\n\nAdams works as an exceptional-children's teacher specializing in children's mental health [1][3]. She has also worked as a foster care case manager, substitute teacher, and behavioral therapist, and one candidate profile lists prior work as a financial manager for political campaigns [1][2].\n\n## Office history\n\nThis is not Adams's first run for the seat. Candidate-guide profiles describe an earlier, unsuccessful candidacy around 2020 and a second unsuccessful run in the November 2024 general election, when she appeared on the ballot as a nonpartisan candidate for the same Gastonia Township seat [1][2]. For the 2026 cycle she entered the Democratic primary; one source lists Leroy \"Lee\" Dedmon as her primary opponent [4].\n\n## Family\n\nAdams is the mother of one son [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Che'z (Shea) Adams \u2014 Branch Vote candidate profile](https://www.branch.vote/races/2024-nc-general-election-nc-state-county-board-of-education-member-nc-county-gaston-3/candidates/che'z-(shea)-adams) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [Che'z (Shea) Adams \u2014 The Election Hub candidate profile](https://www.theelectionhub.org/mecklenburg-county/che'z-(shea)-adams/2026-primary/gaston) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[3] [Gaston Board of Education Candidates Outline Priorities \u2014 Future Education Magazine](https://futureeducationmagazine.com/gaston-board-of-education/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[4] [Che'z Adams (Gaston County Schools, Gastonia Township, North Carolina, candidate 2026) \u2014 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Che'z_Adams_(Gaston_County_Schools,_Gastonia_Township,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19 (last resort; only source found naming her primary opponent)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Che'Z","fullname":"Che'Z L Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"L","suffix":null,"summary":"Che'Z L Adams is a Democratic candidate seeking a seat on the Gaston County Board of Education for Gastonia Township in 2026.","token":"74780c083eaf2721"},{"bio_snippet":"Current office and 2026 campaign Donnie Adams is the Republican nominee for Sevier County Road Superintendent, having won the May 5, 2026 primary; with no Democratic or independent candidates filed, he is unopposed in the August 6, 2026 general election 2 . Career Adams has worke","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDonnie Adams is the Republican nominee for Sevier County Road Superintendent, having won the May 5, 2026 primary; with no Democratic or independent candidates filed, he is unopposed in the August 6, 2026 general election [2].\n\n## Career\nAdams has worked for the Sevier County Highway Department since 2003 and was promoted to Assistant Road Superintendent in 2022 [1]. He became interim Road Superintendent on September 1, 2025, following the prior superintendent's departure [1].\n\n## Office history\nThe Sevier County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Adams Road Superintendent on December 15, 2025, following a nomination and review process under Tennessee Code Annotated SS 5-5-111 and 54-7-104 [1]. He went on to win the May 5, 2026 Republican primary for a full term, defeating Tracie Widner, a Tennessee Department of Transportation project manager, 6,536 votes to 6,009 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Sevier County government, \"County Commission Appoints Donnie Adams as Road Superintendent,\" https://www.seviercountytn.gov/news_detail_T2_R183.php\n[2] The Mountain Press, \"Adams wins primary Sevier County Road Superintendent,\" https://www.themountainpress.com/news/adams-wins-primary-sevier-county-road-superintendent/article_96586012-0229-5321-a99e-76786d7fbc0d.html","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Donnie","fullname":"Donnie Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"gpo3gkoe60"},{"bio_snippet":"Frederick Bertrand Adams II is a Democratic candidate for North Carolina District Court Judge in District 31, Seat 2, appointed by Governor Cooper to replace Lisa Menefee.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nFrederick Bertrand Adams II is a District Court Judge for Judicial District 21, which serves Forsyth County, North Carolina. He was appointed to the court by Governor Roy Cooper on September 30, 2021, filling the vacancy created by the departure of Judge Lisa V. Menefee.\n\n## Background and education\nAdams earned his Bachelor of Science from Bluefield College and his Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University School of Law.\n\n## Career\nBefore his judicial appointment, Adams was the principal owner of a private law practice in Winston-Salem. He had previously practiced at Crumley and Associates, P.C. and at Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice LLP. In addition to his private practice, he served as an adjunct professor at Winston-Salem State University. At the time of his appointment he also held the position of Secretary for the 31st Judicial District Bar.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Fred Adams II to serve as district court judge \u2013 Winston-Salem Chronicle](https://wschronicle.com/fred-adams-ii-to-serve-as-district-court-judge/)\n- [2] [Governor Cooper Appoints District Court Judge for Forsyth County \u2013 NC Judicial Branch](https://www.nccourts.gov/news/tag/press-release/governor-cooper-appoints-district-court-judge-for-forsyth-county)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Frederick","fullname":"Frederick Bertrand Adams II","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Bertrand","suffix":"II","summary":"Frederick Bertrand Adams II is a Democratic candidate for North Carolina District Court Judge in District 31, Seat 2, appointed by Governor Cooper to replace Lisa Menefee.","token":"a3f3d1faa9347bf7"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"GARY","fullname":"GARY ADAMS","lastname":"ADAMS","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"ORZto2oN89"},{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Cumberland County since 1977.","biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Glenn Brian Adams is a registered voter in Cumberland County, North Carolina, registered since 1977 (49 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Glenn Brian Adams's year of birth as 1959; 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 19 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 Glenn Brian Adams 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/)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Glenn","fullname":"Glenn Brian Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Brian","suffix":null,"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Cumberland County since 1977.","token":"9675e3b235996c3f"},{"bio_snippet":"James Cecil Adams Jr. is a Republican NC House member for District\u202f96 seeking re\u2011election in 2026.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJames Cecil Adams Jr. (also known as Jay Adams) is the incumbent Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 96, a seat he has held since January 1, 2015. He is on the ballot for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election for the same district [9][4].\n\n## Background and education\n\nBorn in 1949, Adams earned a Bachelor of Science in education from The Citadel [9]. He later pursued studies in mechanical drawing, computer science and real estate at Catawba Valley Community College and obtained his real-estate license in 1983. He has lived in Hickory, North Carolina, since 1975 [9].\n\n## Career\n\nAdams has worked as a real-estate broker, a Technical Communications Specialist for Siecor, and for Deville Furniture. He also served on the City of Hickory's Brownfield Advisory Group and on regional chambers of commerce and planning boards [4].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\n\nDuring the 2023-2024 session Adams was Vice Chair of the House Transportation Committee and Chair of the Wildlife Resources Committee, while also sitting on Appropriations, Commerce, Education-Community Colleges and Local Government committees [4]. He voted for the 2025 permitless firearm carry bill (S50) and the 2025 North Carolina Border Protection Act (S153) [14]. The North Carolina Choice Tracker identifies him as anti-choice, citing his support for a 12-week abortion ban and a constitutional amendment defining abortion as first-degree murder [16]. He also backed the 2024 Voter-ID constitutional amendment (S921) and a measure restricting gender-transition procedures for minors (H606) [14].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [James Adams (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Adams_(North_Carolina)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Jay Adams - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jay_Adams) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[3] [North Carolina elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_elections,_2026)\n[4] [Representative Jay Adams - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/697) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[5] [2026 North Carolina House of Representatives election - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_election)\n[6] [2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina)\n[9] [Jay Adams (politician) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Adams_(politician)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[14] [James Adams House of Representatives District HD-096 Republican - Freedom Index](https://thefreedomindex.org/nc/legislator/17678/votes/report-nc-scorecard-2021-2022/pdf/scb/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[16] [James Adams is Anti-Choice - North Carolina Choice Tracker](https://choicetracker.org/nc/people/james-adams/205389824) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","birthdate":null,"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Cecil Adams JR","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Cecil","suffix":"JR","summary":"James Cecil Adams Jr. is a Republican NC House member for District\u202f96 seeking re\u2011election in 2026.","token":"adb8ea38c7d10126"},{"bio_snippet":"Jamie Adams is the District Attorney for North Carolina's 21st Prosecutorial District, appointed by Governor Cooper in September 2024 and running for re-election in 2026.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJamie Tennille Adams was appointed District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 21 on September 30, 2024, by Governor Roy Cooper, replacing retiring District Attorney Reece Saunders. She was sworn in on October 7, 2024. District 21 covers Anson, Richmond, and Scotland counties. She filed as a Democratic candidate for the 2026 general election on December 1, 2025.\n\n## Background and education\nAdams earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998. She earned her Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, graduating cum laude in 2008. She was admitted to the Michigan bar in 2006 and the North Carolina bar in 2008. Her office is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina (Scotland County).\n\n## Career\nAdams previously served as an assistant district attorney in Prosecutorial Districts 25 and 26. While serving in District 26, which covers Mecklenburg County, she founded the Mecklenburg County Domestic Violence Prosecution Team, a specialized unit that continued operating after her departure. She later joined District 21 as Chief Assistant District Attorney before her appointment as District Attorney.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Governor Cooper Announces District Attorney Appointment \u2013 NC Governor](https://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2024/09/30/governor-cooper-announces-district-attorney-appointment)\n- [2] [Adams takes over as DA for Richmond, Scotland, Anson \u2013 Richmond Observer](https://richmondobserver.com/stories/adams-takes-over-as-da-for-richmond-scotland-anson,24533)\n- [3] [Prosecutorial District 21 \u2013 NC Conference of District Attorneys](https://www.ncdistrictattorney.org/district-attorney/prosecutorial-district-21/)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Jamie","fullname":"Jamie Tennille Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Tennille","suffix":null,"summary":"Jamie Adams is the District Attorney for North Carolina's 21st Prosecutorial District, appointed by Governor Cooper in September 2024 and running for re-election in 2026.","token":"f437a36a066ae271"},{"bio_snippet":"Current office Karyn Adams serves as City Councilwoman for Knoxville, Tennessee, representing District 1, which encompasses South Knoxville and Fort Sanders 1 2 . She was elected to the seat on November 4, 2025 2 3 . Background and education Adams is a native East Tennessean who ","biography":"## Current office\n\nKaryn Adams serves as City Councilwoman for Knoxville, Tennessee, representing District 1, which encompasses South Knoxville and Fort Sanders [1][2]. She was elected to the seat on November 4, 2025 [2][3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nAdams is a native East Tennessean who grew up in Kingsport [4]. She attended Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, before relocating to Knoxville and earning an English degree with a concentration in creative writing from the University of Tennessee [4].\n\n## Career\n\nAdams founded HA ThirtyOne in 2011, a higher education strategy, marketing, and communications firm where she serves as Principal and Creative Director [4]. Prior to running for City Council, she served for nearly six years on the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission, including an appointment to the commission's Executive Committee for the 2022-2023 term [4][5].\n\n## Policy positions\n\nAdams has prioritized affordable housing, safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists, and balancing Knoxville's growth with the needs of existing residents [1][4].\n\n## Family\n\nAdams has lived in the Lindbergh Forest neighborhood for more than 22 years with her husband, Bruce Cole, a professor, and their two sons, Auden and Crispin [4].\n\n## Community involvement\n\nAdams served as president of the Ijams Nature Center Board and as the Lindbergh Forest neighborhood representative on the South Knoxville Neighborhood and Business Coalition [4].\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Karyn Adams \u2013 1st District \u2013 City of Knoxville](https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_council/city_council_members/karyn_adams_-_1st_district)\n- [2] [Election 2025: City Council District 1 \u2013 Compass Knoxville](https://compassknox.com/2025/09/24/election-2025-city-council-district-1/)\n- [3] [Councilwoman-elect Karyn Adams to prioritize affordable housing \u2013 UT Daily Beacon](https://www.utdailybeacon.com/city_news/politics/i-want-you-to-stay-here-councilwoman-elect-karyn-adams-to-prioritize-affordable-housing-student/article_a29d2559-d1d6-4fcc-8dbb-0c021974f277.html)\n- [4] [Meet Karyn \u2013 Karyn Adams for City Council](https://www.karynforknoxville.com/meetkaryn)\n- [5] [Karyn Adams \u2013 Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission](https://knoxplanning.org/bio/Karyn+Adams)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Karyn","fullname":"Karyn Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"nS0yUp37eZ"},{"bio_snippet":"Republican nominee for Coffee County Circuit Court Clerk who won the 2026 primary; 18 years working in county courts and child-support enforcement.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKelsie Parks Adams is the Republican nominee for Coffee County Circuit Court Clerk and appears unopposed on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot [2]. She won the May 2026 Republican primary, unseating incumbent Circuit Court Clerk Jenny Anthony [3]. Her campaign emphasizes being \"approachable, accountable, and accurate,\" with transparent operations and improved communication [1].\n\n## Background and education\nAdams is an honors graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's degree in social work focused on human behavior and ethics [1].\n\n## Career\nAdams has worked with the Coffee County court system for 18 years [1]. She began serving the county in 2007 as a Youth Services Officer working with Juvenile Court on case management and crisis intervention, and for the past 11 years has served as a Child Support Enforcement Specialist with the District Attorney's office, working daily with the Circuit and Chancery Courts [1].\n\n## Family\nAdams is married to Bradley Adams, a construction general superintendent for Lee Company, and they have two children, Saige and Brantley; the family attends Lumbley Stand Church of Christ [1]. Her father, Steve Parks, served as Coffee County Road Superintendent from 2010 to 2014, and her mother, Dianne Parks, taught at Hillsboro Elementary for 37 years [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [KELSIEADAMS \u2014 campaign website](https://www.kelsieadams.com/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Coffee County Official Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026](https://coffeecountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6811/August-6-2026-Republican-Ballot) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Partin reelected sheriff, Adams wins circuit race \u2014 Manchester Times](https://www.manchestertimes.com/news/local/partin-reelected-sheriff-adams-wins-circuit-race/article_156ed3da-baef-4262-85db-83230b1d0d1b.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Kelsie","fullname":"Kelsie Parks Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Parks","suffix":null,"summary":"Republican nominee for Coffee County Circuit Court Clerk who won the 2026 primary; 18 years working in county courts and child-support enforcement.","token":"NkdeF6b07f"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"Kes","fullname":"Kes Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"8c4Ty1ner5"},{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Anson County since 2000.","biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Kevin Alan Adams is a registered voter in Anson County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Kevin Alan Adams's year of birth as 1977; 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 17 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 Kevin Alan Adams 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/)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Kevin","fullname":"Kevin Alan Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Alan","suffix":null,"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Anson County since 2000.","token":"ea228e0746a7eae1"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"MATTHEW","fullname":"MATTHEW (MATT) ADAMS","lastname":"ADAMS","middlename":"(MATT)","suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"XBrE9zWi1q"},{"bio_snippet":"Melissa Holland Adams is the Republican candidate for McDowell County Clerk of Superior Court in the 2026 election.","biography":"Melissa Holland Adams is the Republican candidate for McDowell County Clerk of the Superior Court in the November 3, 2026 election. The Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina oversees court records, fee collection, and clerk\u2011run mediation programs, duties reflected in the state\u2019s Dispute Resolution Commission materials that reference \"Clerk Programs through the Clerk of Superior Court\" [5].\n\nAdams is a certified mediator listed in the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission\u2019s judicial directory. Her profile notes participation in mediation services such as Mediated Settlement Conferences and Family Financial Settlement Conferences, and she maintains an active certification through the DRC for fiscal years 2025\u20112026 [5].\n\nWithin McDowell County, Adams appears on the Board of Elections\u2019 active committee rosters for multiple years, identified as the Republican candidate for Clerk of Court in 2024, 2025, and 2026 listings [3][4][6]. These listings confirm her ongoing involvement in local election administration and her standing as the party\u2019s nominee for the clerkship.\n\nWhile specific details about her education or prior professional roles are not provided in the available sources, her certification as a mediator and repeated inclusion on county election committee lists suggest experience in legal\u2011administrative functions and community engagement. As a candidate, Adams is positioned to manage the county\u2019s superior court clerk operations, leveraging her mediation background to support court\u2011based dispute resolution programs.\n\nAdams\u2019 campaign materials, contact information, and portrait images are not present on the cited pages, and no dedicated campaign website is listed.\n\n## Sources\n- [3] [Melissa Adams (R) \u2013 Clerk of Court \u2013 McDowell County Board of Elections](https://mcdowellcountyncboe.gov/melissa-adams-r-clerk-of-court/)\n- [4] [2024 ACTIVE COMMITTEES \u2013 McDowell County Board of Elections](https://mcdowellcountyncboe.gov/2024-active-committees/)\n- [5] [Melissa Adams | North Carolina Judicial Branch](https://ncdrc.gov/judicial-directory/melissa-adams)\n- [6] [2025 McDowell County Active/Inactive Committees \u2013 McDowell County Board of Elections](https://mcdowellcountyncboe.gov/2025-mcdowell-county-active-inactive-committees/)\n- [10] [Candidate Lists | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Melissa","fullname":"Melissa Holland Adams","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Holland","suffix":null,"summary":"Melissa Holland Adams is the Republican candidate for McDowell County Clerk of Superior Court in the 2026 election.","token":"8a9728b0d4c2b88a"}]