Ronda Mays is from Buffalo, New York. She attended the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. She has a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, earned in 1993, and a graduate degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, earned in 1995.

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New senator to take District 31 seat for first time in a decade

Ronda Mays has a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development and a master's degree in social work from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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Ronda has worked as a school social worker for over 25 years.

Ronda Mays's campaign for Forsyth County Board of Education Member, Democratic Primary is her first entry into politics. Ronda Mays previously ran for North Carolina State Senate District 31 in 2024 and did not win.

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Ronda ran for the North Carolina State Senate District 31 seat in 2024 but lost.

Supports increasing per pupil funding to the national average.

- Supports increasing per pupil funding to the national average.

School Facilities & Resources

Opposes school voucher programs that divert funds from public schools to private schools.

- Opposes school voucher programs that divert funds from public schools to private schools.

Access to Education

Supports longevity pay as a means to attract and retain educators, emphasizing that all educator roles deserve salaries reflecting their professional level.

Believes in longevity pay as a means to attract and retain educators, emphasizing that all educator roles are "deserving of salaries which reflect professional level of pay."

- Believes in longevity pay as a means to attract and retain educators, emphasizing that all educator roles are "deserving of salaries which reflect professional level of pay."

Teachers

Supports the availability of high-speed internet in all communities to enhance children's educational success.

Thinks the availability of high-speed internet in all communities is "important to the success of children attending school."

- Thinks the availability of high-speed internet in all communities is "important to the success of children attending school."

School Curriculum

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

Student Wellbeing

Ronda Mays

As of January 2, 2026, Ronda Mays’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. 