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Board of Education, Catawba County Schools

Vote for
4
Term
4 years
Candidates
6
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A board of education member helps set policy, the budget and the superintendent's direction for Catawba County Schools.

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Education

  • Matthew FoxRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Khristy Womack SmithDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Kevin HawleyDemocratic

    • Opposes school vouchers for private schools
    • Supports student access to supplies and mental health services
    • Supports uniform career and technical programs countywide
    • Opposes schools promoting political or religious ideology

  • Greg WhitenerRepublican

    • Supports expanding career and technical education programs
    • Supports a merger to relieve crowded school districts

  • Don SigmonRepublican

    • Supports pursuing a merger of the county's three school systems
    • Supports limiting Chromebooks and AI in favor of textbooks
    • Supports boundary changes and modular classrooms for crowding

  • Tim SettlemyreRepublican

    • Supports merging the county's three school systems
    • Proposes requiring families to volunteer monthly at schools
    • Supports funding school additions where growth requires them

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