Pat is from Wilmington, North Carolina. She attended Appalachian State University. She has a bachelor’s degree in education from Appalachian State University. She lives with her children and grandchildren in Wilmington. She attends Global River Church.

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Pat is from Wilmington. She has a bachelor’s degree in education from Appalachian State University. She lives with her children and grandchildren in Wilmington and attends Global River Church.

Pat is a magazine publisher and small business owner. She owns Wrightsville Beach Magazine. She previously founded and published Lumina News, a weekly newspaper, from 2002 to 2015. After graduating from Appalachian State University, she taught children and adults in a variety of curriculums as a K–12 educator.

Pat is the owner of Wrightsville Beach Magazine. She previously founded and published Lumina News, a weekly newspaper, and worked as a teacher.

Pat Bradford is currently a member of the New Hanover County Board of Education. She was elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

Pat Bradford currently serves as a member of the New Hanover County Board of Education. She was elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

Supports transparency and long-term planning in school budgeting, ensuring tax dollars are spent wisely on safe, modern learning environments.

- Supports transparency and long-term planning in school budgeting, ensuring tax dollars are spent wisely on safe, modern learning environments.

School Facilities & Resources

For Candidate Pat Bradford on Issue access to education: Prefers neighborhood schools to promote community ties and believes all children should receive equal education regardless of race or socioeconomic status. Plans to investigate disparities in school funding.

Prefers neighborhood schools to promote community ties and believes all children should receive equal education regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

- Prefers neighborhood schools to promote community ties and believes all children should receive equal education regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

Access to Education

For Candidate Pat Bradford on Issue teachers: Advocates for better pay and working conditions for teachers and support staff, criticizing the school board for prioritizing other funding over recommended salary increases for these roles.

Advocates for better pay and working conditions for teachers and support staff, criticizing the school board for prioritizing other funding over recommended salary increases for these roles.

- Advocates for better pay and working conditions for teachers and support staff, criticizing the school board for prioritizing other funding over recommended salary increases for these roles.

Teachers

For Candidate Pat Bradford on Issue school-curriculum: Believes in teaching unity rather than a narrative of oppressors versus the oppressed.

Believes in teaching "unity instead of oppressors vs. oppressed."

For Candidate Pat Bradford on Issue school-curriculum:  
Advocates for a curriculum that focuses on foundational skills such as reading, writing, and math, while emphasizing American history and reducing emphasis on emotional topics.

Advocates for a curriculum that focuses on foundational skills such as reading, writing, and math, while emphasizing American history and reducing emphasis on feelings.

- Believes in teaching "unity instead of oppressors vs. oppressed."
- Advocates for a curriculum that focuses on foundational skills such as reading, writing, and math, while emphasizing American history and reducing emphasis on feelings.

School Curriculum

For Candidate Pat Bradford on Issue student-wellbeing: Believes schools must be safe, disciplined environments where learning comes first.

Believes schools must be safe, disciplined environments where learning comes first.

Supports School Resource Officers and policies that ensure bullying and violence are not tolerated.

Officers and policies that ensure bullying and violence are not tolerated.

- Believes schools must be safe, disciplined environments where learning comes first.
- Officers and policies that ensure bullying and violence are not tolerated.

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. 