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Elaine has a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Florida, a nursing degree from Emory University, and a masters' degree in business administration from Kennesaw State.

Elaine is a chief financial officer. She works at Golden Lab Software, a software company where she has worked for eight years. She used to be a nurse.

Elaine Padgett's campaign for board of education is her first entry into politics.

As of July 5, 2022, Elaine Padgett did not have a website or any information online.

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Mike lives in Forsyth County with his children.

Mike Valdes' campaign for Board of Education is his first entry into politics.

As of July 5, 2022, Mike Valdes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, "teachers and parents should set the agenda for what happens in our classrooms, not an educational system run by a woke mob."

Plans to ban critical race theory (CRT) from the school curriculum.

- Said, "teachers and parents should set the agenda for what happens in our classrooms, not an educational system run by a woke mob."
- Plans to ban critical race theory (CRT) from the school curriculum.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

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