Angela Cooper Lyons's campaign for Vance County Board of Education Member, District 7 is her first entry into politics.

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Angela Cooper Lyons

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Wants "improvement" within before-school and after-school programs.

- Wants "improvement" within before-school and after-school programs.

As of January 2, 2026, Blakely Lee Bates did not have a website or any information online.

Believe "we must courageously confront the discriminatory practices that have previously taken root under our current Board of Education."

- Believe "we must courageously confront the discriminatory practices that have previously taken root under our current Board of Education."

Blakely Lee Bates

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Ruth McCune Hartness currently serves as a Vance County Board of Education member. She was first elected in 2018.

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Ruth McCune Hartness

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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. 

Vance County Board of Education Member, District 7, Democratic Primary

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