School board

City of Hampton School Board

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

What this office does: The school board runs City of Hampton's public schools, hires the superintendent and adopts the school budget.

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Natalie M. Kidd

No party listed

Legislative aide, Virginia House of Delegates

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Supports accommodations for students with disabilities.

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Supports accommodations for students with disabilities.
Meet Natalie | Kidd for Kids
Campaign website · Kidd for HCS · kiddforkids.com
“Advocating for students with disabilities to receive the accommodations and support they need is a passion of mine.”

Richard M. Mason Jr.

No party listedIncumbent

Hampton School Board member

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No documented position found.

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Joseph C. Kilgore

No party listedIncumbent

Hampton School Board member; retired Newport News Shipbuilding engineer

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Supports competitive pay to retain teachers.
Supports strong schools to attract families to Hampton.

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Supports competitive pay to retain teachers.
Candidate Profile: Joseph C. Kilgore (Hampton School Board)
Candidate questionnaire · WAVY-TV 10 (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“we have championed budgets that focus on competitive compensation and benefits along with comprehensive supports for teachers”
Supports strong schools to attract families to Hampton.
Candidate Profile: Joseph C. Kilgore (Hampton School Board)
Candidate questionnaire · WAVY-TV 10 (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“high-performing public schools are the primary driver for attracting new families to Hampton”

Jason S. Samuels

No party listedIncumbent

Hampton School Board member; City of Hampton human services administrator

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Supports competitive salaries to recruit and retain teachers.
Proposes policies on safe student and teacher AI use.
Supports preparing graduates for college, careers or military.

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Supports competitive salaries to recruit and retain teachers.
Candidate Profile: Jason S. Samuels (Hampton School Board)
Candidate questionnaire · WAVY-TV 10 (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“serve as an advocate to increase competitive salaries to recruit and retain teachers and staff”
Proposes policies on safe student and teacher AI use.
Candidate Profile: Jason S. Samuels (Hampton School Board)
Candidate questionnaire · WAVY-TV 10 (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“We must development policies and procedures to ensure that teachers, and students are using AI safely and adhering to guidelines.”
Supports preparing graduates for college, careers or military.
Candidate Profile: Jason S. Samuels (Hampton School Board)
Candidate questionnaire · WAVY-TV 10 (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“College readiness matter. Career and technical education matters. Workforce development matters. Military readiness matters.”

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