JASON JORDAN HAMPSTEAD

Jason K. Jordan earned his bachelor's degree in fire science from Columbia Southern University.

Jason previously worked as a battalion chief for the Wilmington Fire Department and as a firefighter certification instructor at Cape Fear Community College.

Jason K. Jordan (Pender County Board of Education District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2026)

Jason's campaign for Pender County Board of Education, District 2, is his first run for public office.

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Supports plans for new schools to address overcrowding.

Plans "to work with local and state government" to fund school maintenance.

Wants to obtain and retain school bus drivers.

- Supports plans for new schools to address overcrowding.
- Plans "to work with local and state government" to fund school maintenance.
- Wants to obtain and retain school bus drivers.

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As of January 2, 2026, Jason K. Jordan did not have a website or any information online.

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Jason K. Jordan

As of January 2, 2026, Jason K. Jordan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Kim is a small business owner. He has run his business in Pender County for nearly a decade. He previously served as chairman of the Pender County Republican Party and as a member of the Pender County School Board.

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Kim previously worked as a real estate broker.

Kim McGahey

Regent of the University of Colorado • Regent of the University of Colorado District 2

Kim previously served as a member of the Summit, Colorado Board of Education. Kim previously ran for Colorado House District 61 in 2020 and Regent of the University of Colorado, District 2 in 2014 but did not win.

Supports passing and managing school bonds to build new educational facilities, as demonstrated by successfully managing a $56 million bond for new schools.

Supports planning to build new schools to address overcrowding.

- Supports planning to build new schools to address overcrowding.

Supports opportunity scholarships, educating the community about vouchers, and increasing the availability of charter, private, and faith-based schools in Pender County.

Supports programs that allow qualifying families to use public money for alternative schooling options, including private schools

Opposes the new three-tier bell schedule, saying "[i]t hurts working families and complicates childcare and after-school activities."

- Supports programs that allow qualifying families to use public money for alternative schooling options, including private schools
- Opposes the new three-tier bell schedule, saying "[i]t hurts working families and complicates childcare and after-school activities."

Supports raising driver pay to attract and retain qualified bus drivers.

- Supports raising driver pay to attract and retain qualified bus drivers.

For Candidate Kim McGahey on Issue school-curriculum: Supports posting all curriculum materials online and allowing parents to have a voice in decisions regarding controversial content such as sex education and DEI programs.

Supports posting all curriculum materials online informing parents about sex education and education on race and racism.

- Supports posting all curriculum materials online informing parents about sex education and education on race and racism.
- Opposes using tablets in classrooms.

For Candidate Kim McGahey on Issue student-wellbeing: Believes in restoring order on buses by holding students accountable for disruptive behavior, emphasizing that respect and safety must be the standard.

Believes in holding students accountable for disruptive behavior, emphasizing that respect and safety must be the standard.

- Believes in holding students accountable for disruptive behavior, emphasizing that respect and safety must be the standard.

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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. 

Pender County Board of Education Member, District 2, Republican Primary

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