Candidate website

Olivia Holmes Oxendine is originally from Lumberton. She earned degrees from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Appalachian State University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She lives in Pinehurst and attends First Baptist Church in Southern Pines.

Olivia currently serves as a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education. She previously taught English at middle and high schools, worked as an assistant principal and principal, and worked as a faculty member at the University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Olivia Oxendine

Olivia previously ran for North Carolina House of Representatives, District 47 in 2020, but did not win.

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

School Facilities & Resources

For Candidate Olivia Oxendine on Issue education-access:  
Supports public schools while also advocating for options that serve the best interests of students, emphasizing the importance of student needs over strict adherence to funding limitations.

Supports school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools

- Supports school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools

Access to Education

Teachers

For Candidate Olivia Oxendine on Issue school-curriculum: Supports starting the school day earlier, extending it later, and operating schools year-round with flexible breaks and calendar specifics.

Supports starting the school day earlier, extending it later, and operating schools year-round with flexible breaks and calendar specifics.

Supports increasing face-to-face interaction between students and teachers, and reducing digital education.

- Supports starting the school day earlier, extending it later, and operating schools year-round with flexible breaks and calendar specifics.
- Supports increasing face-to-face interaction between students and teachers, and reducing digital education.

School Curriculum

Student Wellbeing

- 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. 