Elisabeth is from Mount Kisco, New York. She attended Winston-Salem State University and has a bachelor’s degree from Winston-Salem State University. She has a master’s degree in bioethics from Wake Forest University. She lives with her husband in Walkertown. She attends her church community.

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Elisabeth Motsinger is originally from Mount Kisco, New York. She earned a master of arts in bioethics from Wake Forest University and completed her undergraduate studies at Winston-Salem State University. Elisabeth lives in Winston-Salem with her husband, John, and their three children, and is a member of a Unitarian Universalist congregation.

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Elisabeth currently works as a physician assistant at The Salem Center. She previously worked as a physician assistant at Planned Parenthood of North Carolina West and Pine Ridge Family Practice.

Elisabeth Motsinger previously served as an at-large member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education. She was first elected in 2006 and served four terms before leaving office on January 5, 2023. Motsinger ran as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District in 2012 but lost in the general election. In 2020, she ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 75 and was defeated.

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Elisabeth currently serves as an at-large member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education. She was first elected in 2006 and served until 2023. She previously ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 75 in 2020, but did not win. She also previously ran for the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District in 2012, but did not win.

Supports increased public funding for public schools.

- Supports increased public funding for public schools.

School Facilities & Resources

Believes all children deserve access to high-quality public education.

- Believes all children deserve access to high-quality public education.

Access to Education

Supports increasing teacher pay and reinstating education programs to improve recruitment and retention.

- Supports increasing teacher pay and reinstating education programs to improve recruitment and retention.

Teachers

Helped create a new sex education film while serving on a school board committee.

Believes curriculum decisions should primarily be made by educators rather than state legislators.

Supports modernizing educational approaches to reflect current realities.

- Believes curriculum decisions should primarily be made by educators rather than state legislators.
- Supports modernizing educational approaches to reflect current realities.

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Believes school board members should focus on building trust and supporting school communities.

Believes education policy should prioritize meeting the needs of all students.

- Believes school board members should focus on building trust and supporting school communities.
- Believes education policy should prioritize meeting the needs of all students.

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Elisabeth currently works as a Physician Assistant at The Salem Center. She previously worked as a Physician Assistant at Planned Parenthood of North Carolina West and Pine Ridge Family Practice.

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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. 