2026 North Carolina General Election

2026 North Carolina Primary Election

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Brandon Pitman

Buket Urgen

Brandon is the county extension director for agriculture. He works at N.C. Cooperative Extension, Mitchell County Center. He previously worked as a sixth grade English language arts and social studies teacher at Mitchell Middle School.

Mitchell County, North Carolina, elections, 2024 - Ballotpedia

Administration | Mitchell County Schools

Equine Vaccination Cinic | N.C. Cooperative Extension

We Are Mitchell | Mitchell County, NC Government

Brandon Dean Pittman's campaign for Mitchell County Board of Education Member is his first entry into politics.

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

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

School Curriculum

Student Wellbeing

Alan English

Pam Pitman

- 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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Mitchell

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