Steve Wood is from Forsyth County, North Carolina. He graduated from North Forsyth High School. He is married and has two grandchildren.

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Steve Wood is originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and religion from Asbury University, a Master of Arts in history from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Divinity from Houston Graduate School of Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice University. Wood lives in Forsyth County with his wife, Starr. 

Steve is a real estate agent with Allen Tate Realtors. He previously served as a North Carolina State House representative from 1984 to 2005. He also worked as an education aide at RJ Reynolds High School and drove a school bus for Forsyth County Schools.

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Steve is a retired college professor and minister. He previously worked as a professor of history and education and served as an assistant academic dean at John Wesley College, and later taught as an adjunct professor at Houston Graduate School of Theology and Luther Rice University. Wood also served as a Veterans Service Officer for the North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs and has worked as a minister in Quaker (Friends) and United Methodist churches.

Steve is currently a member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board representing District 2. He assumed office in 2023. Steve previously served as a North Carolina State House representative from 1984 to 2005.

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Steve previously served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He served multiple terms representing several districts between 1985 and 2005, including the 28th, 27th, and 61st House districts. Wood was elected to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education in 2022 for a four-year term.

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

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For Candidate Steve Wood on Issue education-access:  
Supports parental choice in school assignments and believes funding should follow the student.

Supports parental choice in school assignments and believes funding should follow the student.

For Candidate Steve Wood on Issue education-access: Supports school choice as a priority and suggests restructuring larger school districts into smaller ones for better management and communication.

Supports school choice as a priority and suggests restructuring larger school districts into smaller ones for better management and communication.

- Supports parental choice in school assignments and believes funding should follow the student.
- Supports school choice as a priority and suggests restructuring larger school districts into smaller ones for better management and communication.

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Opposes the inclusion of critical race theory and its ideological relatives in public school classrooms.

Opposes the inclusion of critical race theory, which is education on race and systemic racism, and its ideological relatives in public school classrooms.

- Opposes the inclusion of critical race theory, which is education on race and systemic racism, and its ideological relatives in public school classrooms.

School Curriculum

For Candidate Steve Wood on Issue student-wellbeing: Supports a collaborative approach to school safety that includes specially trained School Resource Officers in every school, controlled campus access, visitor screening, a strict student code of conduct, and zero tolerance for gang influence to ensure a safe environment free from violence, harassment, and substance abuse.

Supports a school safety approach that includes trained school resource officers, controlled campus access, visitor screening, clear student behavior rules, and a zero-tolerance stance on gangs to maintain a safe school environment.

- Supports a school safety approach that includes trained school resource officers, controlled campus access, visitor screening, clear student behavior rules, and a zero-tolerance stance on gangs to maintain a safe school environment.

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Steve Wood

Steve Wood is originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and religion from Asbury University, a Master of Arts in history from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Divinity from Houston Graduate School of Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice University. Wood lives in Forsyth County with his wife, Starr Smith. 

- Opposes the inclusion of critical race theory and its ideological relatives in public school classrooms.

Supports a school safety approach that includes trained School Resource Officers, controlled campus access, visitor screening, clear student behavior rules, and a zero-tolerance stance on gangs to maintain a safe school environment.

- Supports a school safety approach that includes trained School Resource Officers, controlled campus access, visitor screening, clear student behavior rules, and a zero-tolerance stance on gangs to maintain a safe school environment.

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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. 