Brian Silvers

Buket Urgen

Brian previously ran for Gates County Board of Education member in 2026 but did not win.

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Candidate filing ends for March Primary

Appointed Boards & Committees - Gates County, NC

As of January 2, 2026, Brian Silvers’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

School Curriculum

Student Wellbeing

Sallie J. Ryan

For Candidate Sallie J. Ryan on Issue school-services-resources: Believes K–12 funding should not be sacrificed for daycare operations.

As of January 2, 2026, Sallie J. Ryan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- 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. 