Lee County Board of Education Member
Member of the board that governs your county's public school system
Full office description
- 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.
How this impacts you
Student Wellbeing — The Board sets policies that can impact students' lives, such as disciplinary policies or providing services like career counseling.
Public Safety — The Board sets policies that can address safety issues in schools, such as school shootings or bullying.
Election results
WINNER
Megan Garner
13.7%
14,395 votes
WINNER
Cynthia (Cindy) Ortiz
13.5%
14,205 votes
WINNER
Sherry Lynn Womack
13.3%
13,985 votes
WINNER
Carla Hooker
13%
13,624 votes
Patrick Kelly
12.7%
13,304 votes
C.R. (Katie) Eddings
11.4%
11,914 votes
James (Jamey) Laudate
11.3%
11,817 votes
Shonda Williams Ray
11.1%
11,656 votes
Candidates (8)
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C.R. (Katie) Eddings
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Carla Hooker
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Cynthia (Cindy) Ortiz
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James (Jamey) Laudate
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Megan Garner
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Patrick Kelly
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Sherry Lynn Womack
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Shonda Williams Ray
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