[{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Davidson County since 1994.","biography":"**Timothy Shane Bryan ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Davidson County Board of Commissioners (four seats, twelve Republican candidates) but did not finish among the top four vote-getters and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; Dexter M. Short, Dwight D. Cornelison, Matt Mizell, and Robbie Beasley won the Republican nominations [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Timothy Shane Bryan is a registered voter in Davidson County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Timothy Shane Bryan's year of birth as 1957; 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 11 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 Timothy Shane Bryan 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/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 candidate filing lists: [March 3, 2026 primary candidate list](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_detail_list.pdf) and [November 3, 2026 general candidate list](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_detail_list.pdf) (candidate appears in the primary list but not the general list)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Timothy","fullname":"Timothy Shane Bryan","lastname":"Bryan","middlename":"Shane","suffix":null,"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Davidson County since 1994.","token":"373dbb697606675f"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"ADAM","fullname":"ADAM W. BRYANT","lastname":"BRYANT","middlename":"W.","suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"QqYkRNLSFl"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"BENSON","fullname":"BENSON BRYANT","lastname":"BRYANT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"UU8o5ONtEa"},{"bio_snippet":"Founding pastor of Maryville's 180 Church and Chief of Staff in the Blount County Clerk's office; Republican nominee for County Clerk on the Aug. 6, 2026 ballot.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrad Bryant is the Republican Party nominee for Blount County Clerk on the August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, running to succeed retiring incumbent Gaye Hasty [1][2]. He defeated Allen Latham in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary and faces Democratic nominee Shelby F. Shankland and independent candidate Scott Keith Knight in the general [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nBryant is the founding and teaching pastor of 180 Church (RIO 180) in Maryville. He and his wife, Tammy, began attending RIO in 2000; he became RIO's Associate Pastor in 2003, and in November 2005 was asked to plant a new congregation in Blount County, which held its first service in 2006 [3]. Per his Daily Times \"Hats in the Ring\" candidate profile, Bryant has served as Chief of Staff in the Blount County Clerk's office since July 2025 and has completed more than 40 hours of training toward the County Technical Assistance Service's County Officials Certificate Training Program [1].\n\n## Career\nBy his own account in the candidate profile, Bryant worked as a supervisor and manager at two manufacturing facilities \u2014 BTR and Panasonic Speakers \u2014 in his twenties and early thirties. He also describes 20 years leading 180 Church, 14 years as Chief Financial Officer for three locally owned businesses (until May 2025), during which he says those businesses grew from roughly $750,000 to close to $6 million in gross receipts, and 23 years as a police chaplain [1].\n\n## Family\nBryant says he and his wife, Tammy, have been married 36 years and have two adult children and three grandchildren [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [GOP: Blount County Clerk \u2014 Hats in the Ring, The Daily Times](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/gop-blount-county-clerk/pdf_8862d93a-47d7-4e06-91c5-9ef4417ea558.html), Marcus Fitzsimmons, April 2026 \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [August 6, 2026 Official Ballot for Blount County](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [RIO Network \u2014 180 Church](https://180churchtn.com/rio-network/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Brad","fullname":"Brad Bryant","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":"Founding pastor of Maryville's 180 Church and Chief of Staff in the Blount County Clerk's office; Republican nominee for County Clerk on the Aug. 6, 2026 ballot.","token":"BRfUabtGv1"},{"bio_snippet":"Current office and 2026 campaign Cyndi Bryant is running for a full term representing Madison County Commission District 4, Position 1, in the August 6, 2026 general election. She was previously considered for appointment to the same District 4 seat by the Madison County Board of","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCyndi Bryant is running for a full term representing Madison County Commission District 4, Position 1, in the August 6, 2026 general election. She was previously considered for appointment to the same District 4 seat by the Madison County Board of Commissioners in February 2025, to fill a vacancy left when then-Commissioner Bill Walls resigned after moving outside the district[1]. Board chairman Gary Deaton said at the time that Bryant \"is very engaged in politics and has been for years\"[1].\n\n## Family\nBryant is married to Edward G. Bryant, a United States Magistrate Judge[1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Talk-N West TN, \"Cyndi Bryant scheduled to be appointed to Madison County Commission Monday,\" https://talknwesttn.com/cyndi-bryant-scheduled-to-be-appointed-to-madison-county-commission-monday/\n","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Cyndi","fullname":"Cyndi Bryant","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"vhietvRc0P"},{"bio_snippet":"Current office and 2026 campaign Darlene Bryant serves as Warren County Trustee, the county office that collects property taxes 1 . She is on the Warren County ballot for County Trustee in the county general election scheduled for August 6, 2026 2 . Office history Bryant appeared","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDarlene Bryant serves as Warren County Trustee, the county office that collects property taxes [1]. She is on the Warren County ballot for County Trustee in the county general election scheduled for August 6, 2026 [2].\n\n## Office history\nBryant appeared on the August 2, 2018 Warren County ballot as the Democratic Party nominee for County Trustee, opposed by independent candidate Anita Nunley [3]. Her campaign site, published during an earlier race, states that she was re-elected to \"another four year term\" as Trustee in the 2010 county election cycle [4].\n\n## Career\nBryant's campaign site credits her tenure in the Trustee's office with renovating the office, installing new teller windows, and adding debit- and credit-card payment options for tax payments; it also states she received recognition in a local \"Best of the Best\" public-official category in 2009 [4]. These are the candidate's own accounts of her record.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Warren County staff directory - County Trustee](https://www.warrencountytn.gov/government/staffct.php) - Warren County, Tennessee, accessed 2026-07-30\n[2] [Warren County Election Commission](https://www.warrencountytn.gov/government/election_commission/index.php) - Warren County, Tennessee, accessed 2026-07-30\n[3] [Official Ballot, State of Tennessee, Warren County, August 2, 2018](https://tnsos.org/elections/ballots/351.pdf) - Tennessee Secretary of State, accessed 2026-07-30\n[4] [Darlene Bryant, Warren County Trustee - campaign site](https://darlenebryanttrustee.blogspot.com/) - the candidate's own campaign site, accessed 2026-07-30","birthdate":null,"firstname":"DARLENE","fullname":"DARLENE BRYANT","lastname":"BRYANT","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"mYh8TTSLbV"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"Donald","fullname":"Donald A. Bryant","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":"A.","suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"JzoSeRJSM1"},{"bio_snippet":"Current office and 2026 campaign Lori Bryant is the incumbent Greene County Clerk, seeking re election in the August 6, 2026 general election 1 . Sources 1 Greeneville Sun, \"Lori Bryant seeks re election as Greene County Clerk,\" April 8, 2026, via Google News: https://news.google","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLori Bryant is the incumbent Greene County Clerk, seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 general election[1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Greeneville Sun, \"Lori Bryant seeks re-election as Greene County Clerk,\" April 8, 2026, via Google News: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi4wFBVV95cUxOT3NIWmxGdnhLRU5COW9ScmRZZ2pOMmJEa21wWmZ6ZnVJZ2FJQXFNNG1SQUdwak4tUEZJQVFJaGg5RGNKNWdwWV9zZndtSDB0MUZZbFZyeTg2LXRRVS1QeURVLXl4akNRTDBRNFhuZWJQOXl4X24xQ0VWRGNmXzdFcjJXeWQ1bnpTVTAwS3pya08xby1vMG9lNHljTERja2tFUldSUEdhZWR2MUtSaGoxWUxIWEluLWxScC1PcS1fYjhkZmlDdGNNRGZ2LVZHSjE0SWIyUHFyZXZBaWVjWXNlbWFBbw?oc=5\n","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Lori","fullname":"Lori Bryant","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"V0j85rF28y"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"Melissa","fullname":"Melissa Coleman Bryant","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":"Coleman","suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"EloufsvCg2"},{"bio_snippet":"Mike Bryant is listed as a candidate for the Republican State Executive Committee in Tennessee's 2026 elections.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMike Bryant is a candidate for State Executive Committeeman, District 25 in the 2026 Tennessee election (Crockett County).\n","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Mike","fullname":"Mike Bryant","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":"Mike Bryant is listed as a candidate for the Republican State Executive Committee in Tennessee's 2026 elections.","token":"IeMxOlMfDU"},{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Stokes County since 2006.","biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Roger Dwayne Bryant is a registered voter in Stokes County, North Carolina, registered since 2006 (20 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Roger Dwayne Bryant's year of birth as 1963; 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 10 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 Roger Dwayne Bryant can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\nRoger Dwayne Bryant was a candidate for the Stokes County Board of Education (a vote-for-2 seat) in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary. He placed third of four candidates with 2,801 votes; the top two \u2014 Thomas Sands (3,560) and John Turpin (3,185) \u2014 advanced to an uncontested November general. Bryant did not advance and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results [3].\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/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Roger","fullname":"Roger Dwayne Bryant","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":"Dwayne","suffix":null,"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Stokes County since 2006.","token":"249293338c8a9b6b"},{"bio_snippet":"Vernon J. Bryant, longtime Halifax County Commission Chair, seeks a fifth at\u2011large term, emphasizing economic development, education and local autonomy.","biography":"Vernon J. Bryant is the current Chair of the Halifax County Board of Commissioners and is running for re\u2011election to one of the three at\u2011large seats on the Board in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 election as a Democrat\u202f[11].  As chair he leads the county\u2019s legislative body, sets meeting agendas, and represents Halifax County in regional and state matters.  In recent weeks he has been a visible voice on issues ranging from state legislation affecting local land rights to proposals for a casino\u2011style entertainment district.\n\nBryant has served on the Halifax County Board of Commissioners for four full terms and is seeking a fifth term.  He has been chair for nearly twelve years, a tenure that makes him one of the longest\u2011serving leaders in the county\u2019s modern history\u202f[5].  He describes his background as a blend of education, government and business experience, noting more than four decades of community service that prepared him for public office\u202f[5].  He is married to Sandra Walden Bryant, with whom he has been together for 45\u202fyears, and they have two adult children and three grandchildren\u202f[5].\n\nDuring his time on the Board, Bryant has overseen a range of economic\u2011development and infrastructure projects.  He highlighted the purchase of the Klausner\u202fII sawmill by Binderholz and the attraction of Roseburg Forest Products to Weldon, projects that together brought roughly $200\u202fmillion in investment and 137 full\u2011time jobs to the county\u202f[5].  Under his leadership the Board created a Recreation Department, funded the construction of a new detention center, and supported the refurbishing of the County Court Services building\u202f[5].  He also championed the construction of two new schools\u2014a combined Weldon Middle/High School and the Eastman School for pre\u2011K\u20118\u2014citing the Eastman groundbreaking as a community milestone\u202f[10].\n\nBryant has been active on issues of local autonomy.  In April\u202f2026 he joined other regional officials in a press conference condemning a controversial provision of Senate Bill\u202f214 that would have allowed Franklin County to seize property in Halifax, Warren and Vance counties without local consent.  He praised both Democratic and Republican legislators for withdrawing the provision and affirmed the county\u2019s commitment to self\u2011governance\u202f[1].  He has also led the Board\u2019s discussion of a potential casino\u2011type entertainment district, describing it as a \u201cgame\u2011changer\u201d that could move Halifax from a Tier\u202f1 to a Tier\u202f2 county and generate high\u2011paying jobs\u202f[6].\n\nWhen Hurricane\u202fDorian threatened the area, Bryant signed a state\u2011of\u2011emergency declaration, coordinating countywide closures of schools, colleges and public services to protect residents\u202f[9].  He has also participated in cultural initiatives, such as the unveiling of a monument honoring the Halifax Resolves, where he spoke about the county\u2019s historic role in American independence\u202f[12].\n\nBryant\u2019s stated priorities for his next term include continuing to promote jobs, education, senior services, public safety, and low property taxes\u202f[5].  He emphasizes collaboration with the Halifax County Economic Development Director, the school system, and municipal partners to attract further investment and improve quality of life for residents.  As the filing deadline approached, Bryant officially filed for the at\u2011large seat, confirming his intent to seek another term on the Board\u202f[11].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Senate strips controversial provision from SB 214 after regional backlash | Local News | rrdailyherald.com](https://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/local/senate-strips-controversial-provision-from-sb-214-after-regional-backlash/article_4c02ebdc-61c4-5f70-a70d-eeb233c8663d.html)\n- [5] [RRSpin - Bryant will seek fifth term on Halifax County Board of Commissioners](https://rrspin.com/news/11186-bryant-will-seek-fifth-term-on-halifax-county-board-of-commissioners.html)\n- [6] [RRSpin - Commissioners will revisit casino issue Monday](https://www.rrspin.com/news/7886-commissioners-will-revisit-casino-issue-monday.html)\n- [7] [Protesters flood legislature to oppose land-grab bill over water access :: WRAL.com](https://www.wral.com/news/nccapitol/franklin-county-water-land-legislature-bill-protest-april-2026/)\n- [8] [RRSpin - Brown retiring as Halifax County manager](https://www.rrspin.com/news/4753-brown-retiring-as-halifax-county-manager.html)\n- [9] [RRSpin - With storm threat, state of emergency, closings follow](https://www.rrspin.com/news/1631-with-storm-threat-state-of-emergency-closings-follow.html)\n- [10] [RRSpin - Groundbreaking celebrates rebirth of Eastman school](https://rrspin.com/news/6737-groundbreaking-celebrates-rebirth-of-eastman-school.html)\n- [11] [RRSpin - Candidate filing underway; Graves announces intent to file for judge](https://rrspin.com/news/5177-candidate-filing-underway-graves-announces-intent-to-file-for-judge.html)\n- [12] [RRSpin - Monument honoring the spirit of independence unveiled](https://rrspin.com/news/10318-monument-honoring-the-spirit-of-independence-unveiled.html)","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Vernon","fullname":"Vernon J Bryant","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":"J","suffix":null,"summary":"Vernon J. Bryant, longtime Halifax County Commission Chair, seeks a fifth at\u2011large term, emphasizing economic development, education and local autonomy.","token":"074717d7d09407b5"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"JULE","fullname":"JULE BRYSON","lastname":"BRYSON","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"Iqgi5HhkOS"},{"bio_snippet":"Allen Buansi, Democrat and incumbent NC House Rep for District\u202f56, is running for re\u2011election in 2026.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAllen Kwabena Buansi is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 56 in Orange County in the 2025-2026 session; the General Assembly lists his occupation as attorney and credits him with 2.5 terms in the House and none in the Senate [1]. He filed for re-election on December 1, 2025 and appears on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; no primary was held for the seat, and the only other candidate who filed is Libertarian Matthew P. Clements of Carrboro [2]. Buansi gives Chapel Hill as his city of residence [2]. He was re-elected in 2024 with 39,459 votes, or 86.3 percent of the 45,726 cast, to Republican Jeffrey Hoagland's 6,267 [3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nBuansi's campaign biography says he was raised in Chapel Hill, attended public schools and is \"a proud son and nephew of public school teachers,\" graduated from Dartmouth College and returned to North Carolina for a law degree from UNC [4]. He gave his age as 37 in an October 2024 candidate questionnaire published by INDY Week [5].\n\n## Career\n\nHis campaign biography states that he \"worked in North Carolina's Department of Justice as an attorney, providing support for the Attorney General's initiatives responding to the opioid abuse crisis,\" and that he \"later worked at the UNC Center for Civil Rights as an attorney and Deputy Director, advocating for communities fighting for their public schools and for clean water and air\" [4]. In the October 2024 INDY Week questionnaire he listed his occupation and employer as \"Attorney, Poyner Spruill\" [5].\n\n## Office history\n\nBuansi served on the Chapel Hill Town Council from 2017 to December 2021. INDY Week's 2022 primary coverage credits him with helping to create and pass the town's Criminal Justice Debt Fund, which it reported was the first program of its kind in North Carolina; with increasing funding for Emergency Housing Assistance; with approval of a $10 million affordable-housing bond; with passage of a nondiscrimination ordinance; and with helping establish the town's first Climate Action and Response Plan. The same reporting notes that Governor Roy Cooper appointed him in 2018 to the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System Board of Trustees [6].\n\nThe District 56 seat opened when Rep. Verla Insko, who had served 26 years, announced her retirement and then set an early departure at the end of May 2022, so that the winner of the primary would be appointed and would begin serving before 2023 [6][7]. Buansi won the May 17, 2022 Democratic primary over Jonah Garson; certified precinct returns give him 7,715 votes to Garson's 7,253 [8], while Chapelboro's election-night report put the totals at 7,653 to 7,218 [7]. He was unopposed in the November 2022 general election, receiving 32,064 votes [9].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\n\nIn the 2025-2026 session Buansi sits on Appropriations; Appropriations, Health and Human Services; Election Law; Health; Higher Education; Insurance; the House Select Committee on Helene Recovery; and the Revenue Laws Study Committee [10].\n\nHe was a co-sponsor, not a primary sponsor, of House Bill 76, \"Access to Healthcare Options,\" the Medicaid-expansion bill signed into law as S.L. 2023-7 on March 27, 2023; its primary sponsors were Lambeth, White, Wray and Humphrey [11]. In the 2023-2024 session he was the lead primary sponsor of House Bill 293, \"Freedom to Vote,\" whose last recorded action was referral to the House Rules Committee [12], and of House Bill 734, the \"Venus Flytrap Special Registration Plate\" bill, which passed the House 112-0 on May 4, 2023 and was then referred to the Senate Rules Committee, its last recorded action [13].\n\nIn the 2025-2026 session he is listed as a primary sponsor of bills including House Bill 1073, the \"Fair Share for Public Schools Act\"; House Bill 646, \"Const. Amend. - Remove Slavery as Punishment\"; House Bill 722, \"Enact Criminal Justice Debt Reform\"; House Bill 713, \"Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch\"; and House Bill 1246, the \"Safeguarding Elections Act\" [14]. Announcing House Bill 1073, which would apply a 7 percent marginal income tax to income above $1 million and direct the revenue to public schools, Buansi pointed to the state's rankings near the bottom nationally for teacher pay and per-pupil funding: \"It's offensive to me as a parent,\" he said of the rankings. \"I know it's offensive to millions of parents across the state\" [15].\n\nHis campaign site lists among his accomplishments that he was \"Elected and served as Co-Chair of the House Democratic Freshman Caucus,\" that he \"Introduced and passed legislation to protect North Carolina's own Venus Flytrap plant,\" that he \"Filed Voter Protection Legislation backed by every House Democrat (the Freedom to Vote Act),\" and that he was \"Named Rising Star in the N.C. General Assembly by the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters\" [16].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Representative Allen Buansi - Biography](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/790) - North Carolina General Assembly, accessed 2026-07-31\n[2] [Candidate Listing 2026](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) - North Carolina State Board of Elections, accessed 2026-07-31\n[3] [Precinct-level results, November 5, 2024 general election](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2024_11_05/results_pct_20241105.zip) - North Carolina State Board of Elections, accessed 2026-07-31\n[4] [Meet Allen](https://www.allenbuansi.com/allen) - Allen Buansi for NC campaign site, accessed 2026-07-31\n[5] [Candidate Questionnaire: Allen Buansi, NC House District 56](https://indyweek.com/news/elections-news/candidate-questionnaire-allen-buansi-nc-house-district-56/) - INDY Week, accessed 2026-07-31\n[6] [Orange County Voters Face a Tough Choice: This Good Guy or That Good Guy?](https://indyweek.com/news/elections-news/district-56-primary-2022-allen-buansi-and-jonah-garson/) - INDY Week, accessed 2026-07-31\n[7] [Buansi Wins District 56; Will Represent Chapel Hill, Carrboro in NC House](https://chapelboro.com/local-election-coverage/buansi-wins-district-56-will-represent-chapel-hill-carrboro-in-nc-house) - Chapelboro.com, accessed 2026-07-31\n[8] [Precinct-level results, May 17, 2022 primary election](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2022_05_17/results_pct_20220517.zip) - North Carolina State Board of Elections, accessed 2026-07-31\n[9] [Precinct-level results, November 8, 2022 general election](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2022_11_08/results_pct_20221108.zip) - North Carolina State Board of Elections, accessed 2026-07-31\n[10] [Representative Allen Buansi - Committees](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Committees/H/790) - North Carolina General Assembly, accessed 2026-07-31\n[11] [House Bill 76 (2023-2024 Session) - Access to Healthcare Options](https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H76) - North Carolina General Assembly, accessed 2026-07-31\n[12] [Representative Allen Buansi - Introduced Bills, 2023-2024 Session](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/H/790/2023) - North Carolina General Assembly, accessed 2026-07-31\n[13] [House Bill 734 (2023-2024 Session) - Venus Flytrap Special Registration Plate](https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H734) - North Carolina General Assembly, accessed 2026-07-31\n[14] [Representative Allen Buansi - Introduced Bills, 2025-2026 Session](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/H/790) - North Carolina General Assembly, accessed 2026-07-31\n[15] [NC Democrats propose 7% tax on income over $1M to fund North Carolina schools](https://ncnewsline.com/2026/05/11/nc-democrats-propose-7-tax-on-income-over-1m-to-fund-north-carolina-schools/) - NC Newsline, accessed 2026-07-31\n[16] [Accomplishments](https://www.allenbuansi.com/accomplishments) - Allen Buansi for NC campaign site, accessed 2026-07-31","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Allen","fullname":"Allen Kwabena Buansi","lastname":"Buansi","middlename":"Kwabena","suffix":null,"summary":"Allen Buansi, Democrat and incumbent NC House Rep for District\u202f56, is running for re\u2011election in 2026.","token":"e4fa6a7f4c0e6b0a"},{"bio_snippet":"Chair of the Washington County, Tennessee Board of Education (District One); running for reelection in the August 6, 2026 general election against three other candidates for three open seats.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAnnette Buchanan is chair of the Washington County, Tennessee Board of Education, representing District One [1]. She is one of four candidates on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot for three open District One seats, competing against incumbent Keith Ervin, Vince Walters, and Democrat Mary Grace \"MG\" Wooten, with a fifth candidate, Jimmy Johnson, mounting a write-in campaign [2][3]. In the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, Buchanan placed second among three Republican candidates with 1,480 votes, behind Vince Walters (1,542) and ahead of incumbent Keith Ervin (999) [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Parents demand action after School Board Member Keith Ervin's comments at recent meeting - WCYB](https://wcyb.com/news/local/administrator-of-elections-says-board-member-keith-ervin-cannot-be-terminated-only-resign) - accessed 2026-07-06\n- [2] [Washington County school board member who called student 'hot' trails in May primary - WVLT](https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/05/20/washington-county-school-board-member-who-called-student-hot-trails-may-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n- [3] [Embattled Washington County TN school board member Keith Ervin to face 4 candidates in upcoming election - 96.9 WXBQ](https://www.969wxbq.com/embattled-washington-county-tn-school-board-member-keith-ervin-to-face-4-candidates-in-upcoming-election/) - accessed 2026-07-06","birthdate":null,"firstname":"ANNETTE","fullname":"ANNETTE BUCHANAN","lastname":"BUCHANAN","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":"Chair of the Washington County, Tennessee Board of Education (District One); running for reelection in the August 6, 2026 general election against three other candidates for three open seats.","token":"MDaZ6cYgTI"},{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Clay County since 1994.","biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Marcellus  Buchanan IV is a registered voter in Clay County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Marcellus  Buchanan IV's year of birth as 1961; 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 10 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 Marcellus  Buchanan IV 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":"Marcellus","fullname":"Marcellus Buchanan IV","lastname":"Buchanan","middlename":null,"suffix":"IV","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Clay County since 1994.","token":"734035cc43d50894"},{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Gaston County since 2024.","biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Matthew Ryan Buchanan is a registered voter in Gaston County, North Carolina, registered since 2024 (2 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Matthew Ryan Buchanan's year of birth as 2003; 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 2 elections voted in since 2024, 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 Matthew Ryan Buchanan 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":"Matthew","fullname":"Matthew Ryan Buchanan","lastname":"Buchanan","middlename":"Ryan","suffix":null,"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Gaston County since 2024.","token":"9866f110eb82b006"},{"bio_snippet":"Shana W. Buchanan is the Republican candidate for Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court in the 2026 primary.","biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nShana W. Buchanan is the Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court and the Republican candidate for the office in the November 3, 2026 general election in North Carolina, which carries a four-year term [1]. She filed for the office on December 1, 2025 and won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary over David Wheeler of Spruce Pine, 3,618 votes to 642 [1][2]. She is the only candidate listed for the office on the November 3, 2026 ballot [1]. Her address of record on the filing is in Bakersville [1].\n\n## Career\n\nBuchanan told the Mitchell News-Journal in February 2026 that she has \"served in the clerk's office for 27 years,\" having worked there since she was nineteen and served \"in every area of the office,\" and that she \"was appointed as the clerk on Oct. 1, 2024\" [3]. WKYK reported that Janet Cook, who joined the Mitchell County courthouse in 1992 and became Clerk of Court in 2006, retired after a September 27, 2024 recognition event that was overtaken by Hurricane Helene, and identified Buchanan as the new Mitchell County Clerk of Court [4].\n\nAsked what the public misunderstands about the job, Buchanan described the office's judicial functions: \"Clerks also preside as the judge over estate matters, guardianship matters, incompetency proceedings, adoptions and many other civil matters. It is surprising to many people that we are actually the judge over these matters just like any other judge in the state of North Carolina\" [3]. She said she has taken \"classes throughout my years of service at the Administrative Office of the Courts and the School of Government,\" and that \"this job requires experience\" [3]. On what the office demands, she said: \"I feel like to be clerk you have to be polite, professional and respectful. I want citizens to know they matter when they come into the clerk's office\" [3].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [2026 Candidate Listing](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) - North Carolina State Board of Elections, accessed 2026-07-30\n[2] [Official precinct-level results, March 3, 2026 primary election](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) - North Carolina State Board of Elections, accessed 2026-07-30\n[3] [Two seeking Clerk of Court position](https://www.mitchellnews.com/local-news/two-seeking-clerk-court-position) - Mitchell News-Journal, accessed 2026-07-30\n[4] [Long-time Mitchell County Clerk of Court Retired](https://www.ourlocalcommunityonline.com/2025/01/03/long-time-mitchell-county-clerk-of-court-retired/) - WKYK, accessed 2026-07-30","birthdate":null,"firstname":"Shana","fullname":"Shana Webb Buchanan","lastname":"Buchanan","middlename":"Webb","suffix":null,"summary":"Shana W. Buchanan is the Republican candidate for Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court in the 2026 primary.","token":"041e730a6056b358"},{"bio_snippet":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Craven County since 2001.","biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Dennis Kim Bucher is a registered voter in Craven County, North Carolina, registered since 2001 (25 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Dennis Kim Bucher's year of birth as 1942; 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 Dennis Kim Bucher 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":"Dennis","fullname":"Dennis Kim Bucher","lastname":"Bucher","middlename":"Kim","suffix":null,"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Craven County since 2001.","token":"655f16b1295bffeb"},{"bio_snippet":"","biography":null,"birthdate":null,"firstname":"ANTHONY","fullname":"ANTHONY BUCK","lastname":"BUCK","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"summary":null,"token":"rDwWVeqANs"}]