Ron Payne
Candidate for Board of Education, Dare County Schools, District 02
Background
- Occupation
- Educator
Vice chairman of the Dare County Board of Education (District 2) and a former board chair, with more than 25 years as an educator; he serves on the board of the Dare Housing Foundation.
Documented positions
Education
Supports less Chromebook use, more math and handwriting
ReportAt GOP forum, Dare Ed Board candidates discuss issues from computers to religion in the schoolsNews coverage · The Outer Banks Voice · Jan 26, 2026 · outerbanksvoice.com
“I agree with some of the other candidates that we rely on Chromebooks too much”
Supports school prayer and an elective religion course
ReportAt GOP forum, Dare Ed Board candidates discuss issues from computers to religion in the schoolsNews coverage · The Outer Banks Voice · Jan 26, 2026 · outerbanksvoice.com
“We need to have prayer in schools. I don’t see why we can’t teach a religion course as an elective”
Housing
Supports teacher housing to recruit and retain teachers
ReportAt GOP forum, Dare Ed Board candidates discuss issues from computers to religion in the schoolsNews coverage · The Outer Banks Voice · Jan 26, 2026 · outerbanksvoice.com
“We cannot recruit and retain the best and brightest teachers we can get if they don’t have a place to live.”
All sources (4)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Dare County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- Elected Officials | Dare County, NC
Government record · Dare County Board of Elections · darenc.gov
- At GOP forum, Dare Ed Board candidates discuss issues from computers to religion in the schools
News coverage · The Outer Banks Voice · Jan 26, 2026 · outerbanksvoice.com
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