{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nWilliam Cason Gardner (Republican) ran for the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 primary.\n\n## Background and education\n\nA native of Concord and lifelong Cabarrus County resident, Gardner graduated with honors from Catawba College in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance.\n\n## Career\n\nAfter graduation, Gardner worked as a financial analyst at a Concord-area startup. He also serves as an assistant football coach at Catawba College. He previously sought the Concord City Council District 4 seat in the 2025 municipal election.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Cason Gardner, Cabarrus County Commissioner Candidate 2026 \u2013 YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocGd79eZ7jI)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"cabarrus","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Cabarrus County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Cason Gardner","lastname":"Gardner","middlename":"Cason","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Cabarrus County Board Of Commissioners","county":"cabarrus","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"cabarrus","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"cabarrus","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Cabarrus County Board Of Commissioners","county":"cabarrus","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"cabarrus","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"6173f1fbef8a44ab"}