Marie is from Advance, North Carolina. She attended the University of North Dakota. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota. She lives with her husband, Neal Helms, and their son, Evan, and daughter, Elliana, in the Sawgrass Drive neighborhood of Advance. She attends Center Grove Baptist Church.

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Marie Helms has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota. She is a wife and mother of two children. She attends Center Grove Baptist Church.

Marie is an Area Sales Manager and National Field Trainer. She works at CSL Behring.

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

School Facilities & Resources

For Candidate Marie Helms on Issue education-access:  
Emphasizes the importance of understanding and implementing education policies set by the NC State Board of Education and local boards of education.

Emphasizes the importance of understanding and implementing education policies set by the NC State Board of Education and local boards of education.

- Emphasizes the importance of understanding and implementing education policies set by the NC State Board of Education and local boards of education.

Access to Education

Supports advocating for teachers at both county and state levels, recognizing their value, and celebrating impactful educators.

Supports advocating for teachers at both the county and state levels.

For Candidate Marie Helms on Issue teachers: Supports increased teacher collaboration and support staff to address individual student needs rather than relying on blanket policies and mandates.

Supports "more teacher collaboration and support staff so we can address individual student needs instead of blanket policies, trainings and mandates."

- Supports advocating for teachers at both the county and state levels.
- Supports "more teacher collaboration and support staff so we can address individual student needs instead of blanket policies, trainings and mandates."

Teachers

Supports increased club opportunities, music programs, STEM, foreign language, and hands-on learning in school curriculum.

For Candidate Marie Helms on Issue school-curriculum: Supports less focus on standardized tests and more emphasis on individual student growth.

For Candidate Marie Helms on Issue school-curriculum: Supports understanding and implementing state education policies at the local level.

School Curriculum

For Candidate Marie Helms on Issue student-wellbeing: Believes accountability in the classroom is essential for student success and supports policies that enable teachers to enforce discipline with parental support.

Believes teachers "need be able to enforce accountability policies."

- Believes teachers "need be able to enforce accountability policies."

Student Wellbeing

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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. 