Election 2020, Tom Dees, Catawba County commissioner candidate

Tom Dees lives in Claremont, North Carolina. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Carolina University. 

There is no professional background information available for Tom Dees based on the provided sources.

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Tom works as the owner of Century Campaigns, a political consulting and fundraising firm. He has also worked as a substitute teacher with Hickory City Schools. In addition, Tom has professional experience in political communications, government affairs, and campaign operations. 

Tom Dees's campaign for Catawba County Board of Education Member is his first entry into politics.

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Tom previously ran for public office in 2020 as a candidate for the Catawba County Board of Commissioners, but did not win. 

As of January 2, 2026, Tom Dees did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports expanding alternative and vocational education pathways, including trade-focused programs and apprenticeships, to ensure students have multiple post-graduation options beyond traditional college tracks. 

- Supports expanding alternative and vocational education pathways, including trade-focused programs and apprenticeships, to ensure students have multiple post-graduation options beyond traditional college tracks. 

Access to Education

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Supports a values-based approach to curriculum, including removing books deemed as inappropriate and reshaping sex education to emphasize " a pro-life culture."

- Supports a values-based approach to curriculum, including removing books deemed as inappropriate and reshaping sex education to emphasize " a pro-life culture."

School Curriculum

Emphasizes stricter cellphone policies, internet safety education, and limits on exposure to content considered harmful.

- Emphasizes stricter cellphone policies, internet safety education, and limits on exposure to content considered harmful.

Student Wellbeing

Tom Dees

Tom Dees lives in Claremont, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Carolina University. 

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Tom Dees works as the owner of Century Campaigns, a political consulting and fundraising firm. He has also worked as a substitute teacher with Hickory City Schools. In addition, Dees has professional experience in political communications, government affairs, and campaign operations across multiple states.

Tom Dees is currently running for the Catawba County Schools Board of Education. He previously ran for public office in 2020 as a candidate for the Catawba County Board of Commissioners, but did not win. 

Supports expanding alternative and vocational education pathways, including trade-focused programs and apprenticeships, to ensure students have multiple post-graduation options beyond traditional college tracks

- Supports expanding alternative and vocational education pathways, including trade-focused programs and apprenticeships, to ensure students have multiple post-graduation options beyond traditional college tracks

Supports a values-based approach to curriculum, including removing books he views as inappropriate, restricting access to certain digital content, and reshaping sex education to emphasize pro-life and family-centered values

- Supports a values-based approach to curriculum, including removing books he views as inappropriate, restricting access to certain digital content, and reshaping sex education to emphasize pro-life and family-centered values

Emphasizes protecting students’ moral, emotional, and digital wellbeing through stricter cellphone policies, internet safety education, and limits on exposure to content he considers harmful

- Emphasizes protecting students’ moral, emotional, and digital wellbeing through stricter cellphone policies, internet safety education, and limits on exposure to content he considers harmful

As of January 2, 2026, Tom Dees’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- 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. 