Kala Suttle
Candidate for Board of Education, Rutherford County Schools, District 02
Background
Works in school finance and previously worked in special education classrooms and wrote individual education plans; she won the March 2026 Republican primary for District 2.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges to focus on the school budget and fundraising
ReportSchool board candidates talk about future at forumDebate / forum transcript · The Daily Courier · Feb 9, 2026 · thedigitalcourier.com
“Suttle said her primary concern is the budget, and fundraising.”
Education
Pledges to help prevent future school closures
ReportSchool board candidates talk about future at forumDebate / forum transcript · The Daily Courier · Feb 9, 2026 · thedigitalcourier.com
“I would like to be a part of preventing that from happening in the future.”
All sources (4)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Rutherford County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election: Candidates on the ballot (candidate list grouped by contest)
Election filing · Rutherford County Board of Elections · Aug 6, 2026 · rutherfordcountync.gov
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- School board candidates talk about future at forum
Debate / forum transcript · The Daily Courier · Feb 9, 2026 · thedigitalcourier.com
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