Candidates for Paulding County School Board
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Paulding County School District.
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Theresa LyonsDistrict 1Republican · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Nicholas "Nick" Chester Sr.District 2Current term 2022 to 2026 - View profile
Adam ClaytonDistrict 3Republican · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Deborah CollettDistrict 4Republican · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Jeff FullerAt LargeRepublican · Current term 2025 to 2028
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About Paulding County School Board
About this position
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $173/meeting
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Paulding County School Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be at least 18 years of age, and a resident of the city for at least 12 months, a qualified voter within the county, a resident of the school district in which the candidate seeks election. If the position is elected by district, must be a resident of the district which the candidate seeks to represent. Must not be employed by the Georgia Department of Education, the State Board of Education, or the local board of education which the candidate is running to represent. Must not serve on the governing body of a private elementary or secondary school. Must not have been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, unless that person’s civil rights have been restored and at least 10 years have elapsed from the date of the completion of the sentence without a subsequent conviction of another felony involving moral turpitude.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee of 3% of the total gross salary of the office paid in the preceding calendar year. In lieu of filing fee candidates may collect signatures that are equivalent to 1% of the total number of registered voters eligible to vote in the last election
- Filing period
- June 22, 2026 - August 21, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Election's office.
- Where to file
- 240 Constitution Blvd, 1st Floor, Watson Gov't Complex Dallas GA 30132
- Filing phone
- 770-443-7503
- Step 3
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