Here are the candidates running for the Wake County school board in 2022 election
Wake County voters will decide this fall on the nine members of the school board who set the policies for North Carolina’s largest school district.
Twenty-nine candidates filed during the two-week filing period that opened July 1 and ended July 15. Another candidate filed but later withdrew her candidacy.
The Nov. 8 election will take place at one of the most contentious periods in school board history. Questions about learning loss, what’s taught in the classroom and what books should be in school libraries are expected to be among the major campaign topics.
Five school board incumbents are not running for reelection so there will be major turnover this fall regardless of what happens at the ballot box.
Candidates in Districts 1, 2, 7 and 9 will run for four-year terms. Candidates in Districts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 will run for two-year terms before those seats switch to four-year terms on the 2024 ballot.
You can only vote for the school board seat in the district where you reside. Go to vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup to look up your school board district. Candidates only need to win a plurality and not a majority of votes, which could happen since seven of the nine races have at least three people running.
The candidates who have filed to run for school board are listed below.
If you’re a candidate who has a campaign website but does not see it listed next to your name, please email reporter T. Keung Hui at khui@newsobserver.com.
District 1
School board member Heather Scott, who has served in the District 1 seat since 2018, is not running for another term.
▪ Cheryl Caulfield, cheryl4wakeschools.com
▪ Ben Clapsaddle, benforwakeschools.com
District 2
▪ Dorian Hamilton, www.facebook.com/vote4dorian
▪ Monika Johnson-Hostler (incumbent), www.monikaforschools.com
▪ Monica Ruiz, monicaruiz4wake.com
District 3
School board member Roxie Cash, who has served in the District 3 seat since 2016, is not seeking another term.
▪ Doug Hammack,dougforwake.com
▪ Brooks Lowe
▪ Wing Ng, wingforwakeschools.com
District 4
▪ Daniel L. Grant-King, daniel4wakeschools.poliengine.com
▪ Becky Lew-Hobbs, becky4wake.com
▪ Tara Waters (incumbent), waters4wake.com
▪ Michael T. Williams, docwilliamsforwake.com
District 5
School board member Jim Martin, who has served in the District 5 seat since 2011, is not seeking another term.
▪ Ross Beamon
▪ Jackie Boegel, www.jackieboegelforwakeboe.com
▪ Lynn Edmonds, lynnforwake.com
▪ Dawn P. Townsend
District 6
School board member Christine Kushner, who has served in the District 6 seat since 2011, is not seeking another term.
▪ Mary-Lewis Freeman (Has moved out of the district.)
▪ Sam Hershey, www.samforwake.com
▪ Dajma Livingston, dlivingston4wake.com
▪ Patrice Nealon, patriceforschools.com
▪ Chad Stall, chadstall.com
District 7
▪ Jacob Arthur, jacobarthurwakeschools.com
▪ Chris Heagarty (incumbent), heagarty4schools.com
▪ Katie Thuy Long, long4change.com
District 8
▪ Steve Bergstrom, steveforschools.com
▪ Lindsay Mahaffey (incumbent), www.electlindsay.com
District 9
School board member Karen Carter, who has served in the District 9 seat since 2020, is not seeking another term.
▪ Tara Ann Cartwright
▪ Michele Morrow, www.michele4wakeschools.com
▪ Tyler Swanson, www.swansonforwake.com
This story was originally published July 2, 2022 at 8:00 AM.
