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Alan C. Wyatt has a bachelor's degree in corporate communication from Mars Hill University. 

Alan is a Madison County Commissioner. He works at the Madison County Board of Commissioners, where he has been since 2022.

Alan works as an outside sales representative at L&W Supply. He previously worked as a commercial sales representative, territory manager, and contractor sales representative. 

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Alan currently works as a county commissioner. He was first elected in 2022 and is in his first term. 

As of September 2, 2026, Alan C. Wyatt did not have a website or any information online.

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C. William (Bill) Briggs ran for election to the Madison County Board of Commissioners in 2022.

C. William Briggs's campaign for county commissioner is his first run for public office.

As of September 2, 2026, C. William Briggs III did not have a website or any information online.

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I was born and raised in rural Northern Illinois and lived for 25 years in central Indiana before finding my way here for good. I've been married to Rick for over 30 years and am a proud stepmother to Katie and Jon.

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BS in Business Administration - University of Indianapolis, 1992

Associates Degree in Science of Banking - University of Indianapolis, 1988

Connie Molland is originally from rural Northern Illinois. She earned an associate's degree in science of banking in 1988 and a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1992 from the University of Indianapolis. She has been married to Rick for more than 30 years and is a stepmother of two.

In 2009, I was hired to help create the Downtown Marshall Association and remain active today as Treasurer. In 2010, I co-founded Flow Gallery alongside seven other local women artists — and I'm proud to say I'm the last original owner still running the business.

My career has prepared me to serve Madison County in a way few candidates can offer:

Banking & Finance — 10 years, including CFO of a $16M statewide non-profit human services agency

Corporate Community Relations — 10 years, leading community involvement for a Fortune 500 company across multiple states

Madison County Small Business Owner — 16 years, connecting WNC artistic makers with local and visiting retail buyers

Connie Molland co-founded and continues to run Flow Gallery. She previously worked in banking and finance, including serving as chief financial officer of a statewide nonprofit human services agency and working in corporate community relations for a Fortune 500 company.

Connie co-founded and continues to run Flow Gallery. She previously worked in banking and finance, including serving as chief financial officer of a statewide nonprofit human services agency and working in corporate community relations for a Fortune 500 company.

As of September 2, 2026, Connie Molland’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Since announcing her candidacy, people from every corner of the county have come to Connie to share what matters most to them. She's been listening. As Commissioner, Connie will hold open community input sessions, ensuring every neighborhood has a seat at the table. She believes that good decisions don't happen behind closed doors — they happen when elected officials show up, ask questions, and bring people together around common ground.

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Count on Connie to provide smart, effective oversight of county services — without micromanaging the people doing the work. Connie has spent decades managing projects, non-profits, events, and businesses with a consistent track record of finding operational efficiencies through collaboration rather than conflict. As Commissioner, she will work across departments to identify where county services can be improved, support regular public reporting so taxpayers know how their money is being spent, and bring the same results-driven approach to county government that she has applied throughout her career in business and community leadership.

The chair of the Board of Commissioner’s was within the policy for how the public comment period would be handled, but I think that this should have been communicated at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Additionally, maybe the other members of the board should have cautioned him on the approach that he was taking.

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Plans to hold open community input sessions for every neighborhood.

Plans to identify improvements to county services and support regular public spending reports.

Calls for public-comment procedures to be communicated at least 24 hours before county meetings.

- Plans to hold open community input sessions for every neighborhood.
- Plans to identify improvements to county services and support regular public spending reports.
- Calls for public-comment procedures to be communicated at least 24 hours before county meetings.

Connie knows that growth without a plan isn't progress. As Commissioner, she will ensure that local zoning laws, development policies, and land use decisions are made thoughtfully — with an eye toward preserving the natural beauty of our mountains, protecting flood plain communities in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and maintaining the rural character that makes Madison County home. Every policy decision will be grounded in research, community input, and a long view of what's best for the people who live here now and the generations who will follow.

Plans to make zoning, development, and land-use decisions that protect floodplain communities and rural character.

- Plans to make zoning, development, and land-use decisions that protect floodplain communities and rural character.

I also hear Madison County residents sharing their concerns about the safety of their personal information and that they are afraid of how their information might be shared or used. This is where the issue gets tricky as we don’t have access (yet) to the contract between the Madison County Sheriff’s Department and the company that owns the Flock technology to see exactly what happens with personal data and what agencies might have access to it. I have submitted a public records request to get a copy of that contract when it is signed.

I want to support those who work in law enforcement so that they will be able to continue to keep our county residents safe AND I want to ensure that our personal data is kept safe. Our community needs to look for ways to hear each other and work together to find solutions.

Requested the Flock technology contract to assess how personal data could be shared or used.

Supports law enforcement and safeguards for residents' personal data.

- Requested the Flock technology contract to assess how personal data could be shared or used.
- Supports law enforcement and safeguards for residents' personal data.

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- Supports law enforcement and safeguards for residents' personal data.

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Jeremy Hensley is currently a member of the Madison County Board of Commissioners. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term.

Hensley, Briggs and Wyatt advance in Madison commissioner primary

Jeremy Hensley is currently Board of Commissioners Vice Chair of Madison County. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term.

As of September 2, 2026, Jeremy Hensley did not have a website or any information online.

Jeremy Hensley

The candidates — Republicans William Briggs and incumbent board members Vice Chair Jeremy Hensley and Alan Wyatt, as well as Democrats Shannon Dowler and Connie Molland, both of Marshall, and Mark Snelson, of Hot Springs — will take part in a forum at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Mars Hill University's Belk Auditorium.

Madison County Board of Commissioner candidates to meet in Sept. 22 forum

Madison's Snelson, Goforth remain chair, vice chair on 3-2 vote

On the Democrat side, Snelson served on the board from 2018-22, including as the board's chair from 2021-22. He is director of the county emergency medical services, where he has worked since 1990.

Mark Snelson is director of the county emergency medical services.

Mark previously served on the Madison County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2022.

As of September 2, 2026, Mark Snelson did not have a website or any information online.

Hot Springs native Mark Snelson finished some 140 votes behind Goforth. He said the primary campaign has opened his eyes to challenges some in the community face. “I didn’t realize the hunger problem in Madison,” he said, adding that if elected commissioner, he would work to secure sites across the county to help get meals to children in the summer and on snow days, when school lunches are not an option.

Primary results shakeup local boards in Madison County

Much of the testimony supporting AdventHealth came from rural officials, EMS leaders and first responders, who said a hospital in Weaverville would dramatically improve access for northern Buncombe County and neighboring counties such as Madison and Yancey. Mark Snelson, director of Madison Medic EMS, said approval of AdventHealth’s beds would be a “game changer” for Madison County, which has no hospital.

Public hearing highlights tensions over health care access in Asheville area - Asheville's 828 News NOW

Plans to work to secure countywide meal sites for children during summer and snow days.

Supports approval of AdventHealth hospital beds, saying they would be a “game changer” for Madison County.

- Plans to work to secure countywide meal sites for children during summer and snow days.
- Supports approval of AdventHealth hospital beds, saying they would be a “game changer” for Madison County.

Mark Snelson

As of September 2, 2026, Mark Snelson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Sahid Burgos

Service to others has been a family commitment and helped define our purpose. For example, my two sons, one a nursing student and the other studying public housing law, have served their communities since they were young. They assisted with “Clinica en el Campo” where we provided care to migrant farmworkers where they worked and lived and we spent years in the kitchen of “Saturday Sanctuary” serving our downtown homeless neighbors in Asheville. I continue to volunteer at the Free Clinic and teach English as a Second Language to several rural Latina women and recently went on my first Medical Mission trip overseas to the Dominican Republic.

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Shannon Dowler volunteers at the Free Clinic and teaches English as a Second Language to several rural Latina women.

Dr. Dowler now works as a health policy consultant working from her home and farm in Big Laurel, has patient care in the WNC HIV clinic, and volunteers at the ABCCM free clinic.

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Shannon currently works as a health policy consultant and provides patient care at the WNC HIV clinic.

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As of September 2, 2026, Shannon Dowler’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Physician and former board member Dr. Shannon Dowler was among those urging commissioners to reconsider.

“Moving the Board of Health to the commissioners actually increases liability… and it creates a tremendous conflict of interest,” she said during public comment. “This move creates tremendous vulnerabilities. Separating community health from local politics is critical.”

Madison Co. residents push back as commissioners eye health board takeover

Opposes transferring governance of the Board of Health to county commissioners, citing liability, conflicts of interest, and risks of politicizing community health.

- Opposes transferring governance of the Board of Health to county commissioners, citing liability, conflicts of interest, and risks of politicizing community health.

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- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county.

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