{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nClarence William Briggs III, known publicly as Will Briggs, is a Republican candidate for the Madison County Board of Commissioners in 2026. Briggs won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, receiving 1,097 votes (27%), and will face Democratic candidates in the November 3, 2026 general election. He lives in Mars Hill, NC.\n\n## Career\nBriggs owns a property maintenance company in Madison County specializing in pressure washing.\n\n## Family\nBriggs, age 37 as of 2026, is the son of retiring Commissioner Bill Briggs, who served eight years as Clerk of Superior Court and eight years as a Madison County Commissioner.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Briggs, Hensley and Wyatt Advance in Madison County \u2013 AOL News](https://www.aol.com/articles/briggs-hensley-wyatt-advance-madison-194828315.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Madison County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Madison County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Clarence","fullname":"Clarence William Briggs III","lastname":"Briggs","middlename":"William","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Madison County Board Of Commissioners","county":"madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"madison","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Madison County Board Of Commissioners","county":"madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"madison","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"madison","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Madison County Board Of Commissioners","county":"madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"madison","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":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"Clarence William Briggs III is identified as the CEO and founder of Advanced Internet Technologies (AIT) in Fayetteville, NC, and was noted for donating to help PWC customers.","terms":[],"token":"ce9c15043cdeaef2"}