FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Kristen Morrissey, who served for 12 years on the Forsyth County Board of Education was a no-show as qualifying for the May 24 General Primary Election ended at noon today (Mar. 11).
Morrissey served as chairman of the Board during a turbulent 2021 when it was bombarded by complaints from parents, state legislators and conservative groups like No Left Turn in Education, and Truth in Education that claimed the School System indoctrinated students with dangerous social ideologies.
With Morrissey out, that leaves Mike Valdes, a construction engineer and chairman of No-Left Turn in Education Georgia, and Erin Knight, a retired school teacher and independent reading specialist, to campaign for the Republication nomination for the District 5 seat. Elaine Padgett is the lone Democrat to qualify in District 5.
The other school board incumbent Republican Wes McCall qualified earlier this week and will face Republican Dennis Schiedt. Janna Kregoski is the only Democrat who will campaign for the office.
At noon on Friday Mar. 11, the Georgia Secretary of State list of qualified candidates includes:
STATE SENATE DIST. 27
Brent Binion (D) learning architect
Greg Dolezal (R) (I) small business owner
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIST. 24
Carter Barrett (R) banker
Sheri Smallwood Gilligan (R) (I) former U.S. Intelligence analyst
Ed Solly (R) consultant
Sydney Walker (D) homemaker
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIST. 27
Lee Hawkins (R) (I) dentist
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIST. 28
Brent Cox (R) businessman
Donald Lannom (R) consultant
John Luchetti (R) business owner
Blake McClellan (R) entrepreneur
Tim Short (R) pharmacist
Julie Tressler (R) real estate
Claudia Wood (D) education director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DIST 1
Kerry Hill (R) IT specialist
Tim Huffine (R) retired
BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST. 1
Janna Kregoski (D) project manager
Wes McCall (R) (I) emergency manager
Dennis Scheidt (R) retired
BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST. 5
Erin Knight (R) independent reading specialist
Mike Valdes (R) construction engineer
Elaine Padgett (D) nurse
JUDGE STATE COURT OF FORSYTH
James Dunn
Rupal Vaishnav
SOLICITOR GENERAL
Bill Finch (R) (I)
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