{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nWalter Thaniel Johnson III ran for Guilford County, NC Commissioner District 7 in the 2026 election.\n\nHe campaigned on capping property taxes while helping residents build home equity, along with quality education, livable wages, youth programs, and public safety.\n\n## Background and education\nA graduate of NC A&T State University, where he played collegiate baseball.\n\n## Career\nJohnson has 20 years of experience as a high school business economics teacher. He is also an entrepreneur who has promoted boxing events and high school football games throughout the Greensboro area and has served as a youth basketball and soccer coach for 16 years.\n\n## Family\nFather of three daughters who are Guilford County Schools graduates.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Walter T. Johnson III for Guilford County Commissioner District 7 \u2013 Campaign Website](https://votewalterjohnson.com/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Guilford County Board Of Commissioners District 07"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Walter","fullname":"Walter Thaniel Johnson III","lastname":"Johnson","middlename":"Thaniel","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","contest_title":"Guilford County Board Of Commissioners District 07","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"guilford","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"guilford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","contest_title":"Guilford County Board Of Commissioners District 07","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"guilford","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","terms":[],"token":"c7598c82fc2637be"}