2026 North Carolina General Election

What qualifications or qualities would you bring to the position? 
I am a parent and friend of many teachers. I am newer to the community and value conversation.

How are you employed? 
I work in management of telecommunication construction.

Get to know Gaston County Board of Education candidates 2024

Tim Taylor is a parent and is newer to the community.

Tim Taylor currently works in telecommunications construction management.

As of January 5, 2026, Tim Taylor did not have a website or any information online.

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Tim Taylor - Running for the Gastonia Township

Have you ever held elected office before? 
I have not.

What do you think are the three most important issues facing education in Gaston County today and how would you address them? 
The 3 most important issues are: Teacher retention/recognition, student safety, and CTE offerings.

Supports school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools

Prioritizes career and technical education (CTE) offerings.

- Supports school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools
- Prioritizes career and technical education (CTE) offerings.

Access to Education

Taylor said a high quality education starts with a high quality home life, community, legislative body, and high quality teachers. He said drawing high quality teachers to the district, partnering with the community, and supporting teachers as a community is where it starts.

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Calls for recruiting high-quality teachers and partnering with the community to support teachers.

Prioritizes teacher retention and recognition.

- Calls for recruiting high-quality teachers and partnering with the community to support teachers.
- Prioritizes teacher retention and recognition.

Teachers

What role do you feel public education serves in American society? 
It builds our society from the inside out. Our future depends on their development.

What changes would you propose for the public school system in Gaston County? 
Continued communication and increased STEAM offerings.

What is your position on school choice? 
Yes.

What is your position on school choice? 
Yes.

What is your position on the removal of library books from school libraries? 
No.

What qualifications or qualities would you bring to the position? 
I am a parent and friend of many teachers. I am newer to the community and value conversation.

Proposes increased science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) offerings.

Opposes removing library books from school libraries.

- Proposes increased science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) offerings.
- Opposes removing library books from school libraries.

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Student Wellbeing

Tim Taylor

As of January 5, 2026, Tim Taylor’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Prioritizes career and technical education (CTE) offerings.

- Prioritizes teacher retention and recognition.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

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