Candidates for Suffolk City School Board
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for Suffolk City School Board.
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Suffolk City Public Schools.
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Tyron D. RiddickSuffolk BoroughNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profile
DawnMarie BrittinghamHoly Neck BoroughNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileKim A. SlingluffChuckatuck BoroughNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
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Karen L. JenkinsCypress BoroughNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileValerie B. FieldsNansemond BoroughNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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Heather D. S. HowellSleepy Hole BoroughNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Sean P. McGeeWhaleyville BoroughNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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About Suffolk City School Board
About this position
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Suffolk City School Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Qualified to vote for and hold the office for which one offers.A resident of the Commonwealth for one year immediately preceding the election. A resident, by the time of filing, of the city in which one offers for election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirement of 125 signatures.
- Filing period
- January 2, 2026 - June 16, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the city registrar's office.
- Where to file
- 440 Market Street, Suffolk, VA 23434
- Filing phone
- 757-514-7750
- Step 3
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