{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMichelle Denise Strong is a Democratic candidate for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, District 4, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1]. She maintains a campaign Facebook page and a campaign website for the race [2][3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nStrong's campaign website describes her as coming from \"a working-class family\" [3]. Her LinkedIn profile lists the credentials \"MS, MPA\" after her name (LinkedIn requires login; reflects the public profile as of July 2026) [4].\n\n## Career\n\nStrong's campaign website states she has \"over twenty years\" of experience in social work, and describes her advocacy as focused on educational outcomes, family support, and economic growth in Franklin County [3]. She is affiliated with Down Home North Carolina (DHNC), a rural community-organizing group active in Franklin County. DHNC's own social media announced that Franklin County members voted to become an official DHNC chapter, with a launch event held March 1; Strong reshared that announcement on her personal LinkedIn account [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] NC State Board of Elections 2026 candidate filing list (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), Franklin County Board of Commissioners District 04 \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [MichelleStrong 4FranklinCommissioner - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/61584183971847/photos/d41d8cd9/122127410337139465/)\n[3] [About - michelledstrong.com](https://michelledstrong.com/about)\n[4] [\"Go Team Go!!!\" - Michelle D Strong, MS, MPA - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michelle-d-strong-ms-mpa-8449829_go-team-go-activity-7308216981009178624-km4y) (LinkedIn requires login; reflects the public post as of July 2026)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Franklin County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michelle","fullname":"Michelle Denise Strong","lastname":"Strong","middlename":"Denise","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"franklin","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"franklin","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"franklin","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":[]}],"summary":"Michelle Denise Strong is a public servant and former school board member in Georgia, currently associated with Down Home North Carolina in Franklin County.","terms":[],"token":"c866bece465c3daa"}