2026 North Carolina General Election

Kyle Leonard

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Kyle Leonard has lived in Mount Airy since 2015. He and his wife, Mary Alice, are the parents of three boys and a girl.

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Kyle is a wealth advisor at Fund Direct Advisors.

Kyle is currently a member of the Mount Airy City Board of Education. He was appointed to the board in 2018 and then elected to a four-year term in 2022. 

As of April 6, 2026, Kyle Leonard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports promoting excellence in teaching and learning, as well as athletic support in Mount Airy.

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Tim Matthews

Tim is from Mount Airy, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives with his wife, Sandy, and their three children in Mount Airy. He attends Central United Methodist Church.

Tim Matthews is currently chairman of the Mount Airy Board of Education, representing the Mount Airy District at-large. He was appointed in 1996 and has served on the board since then. He is chair of the board.

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As of April 6, 2026, Tim Matthews’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

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