CCSD - District 9
Election Day November 8th
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Hour
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Second
District 9 - School Board of Trustees
Forrest Bjork **
Term expiration/ term length: 4 years
Education: Self study / Corporate training
Occupation: Founder and Managing Partner of Forrest View Financial 2011- present, President Iridium supplements, Store Manager of 300 Employees of Woodman’s Food Markets 2008-2015
Slogan:
For our students, our parents, our teachers, and our taxpayers.
Statement:
Now is the time for a business-minded, conservative parent willing to shake up the failing system and empower students, parents, teachers, and taxpayers to serve our community as our next School Board Member.
Endorsements: Councilwoman Caroline Parker, Charleston County Republican Party
Graham Smith
Term expiration/ term length: 4 years
Education: BA in Economics from Clemson University
Occupation: Small Family Business owner
Slogan:
Light the Future: For our Students, For our Parents and Families, For Our Educators, For Our Community.
Platform:
School choice should be more than a slogan, Turn the page on the last two years by returning power to the parents, Let teachers and administrators focus on what they do best, Let's end the micromanagement and constant flux, No more closed-door decisions with massive impact on our kids.
Endorsements:
Carol Tempel
Term expiration/ term length: 4 years
Political Party: Democrat
Education: Doctor of Education from Nova Southeastern University, Masters in Biology from California State University in Las Angeles, BA in Biology and Secondary Education from Augustana College
Occupation: Self-employed Education Consultant – 2010- present, Director of Public Policy/ President for SC Association of University Women – 2014 – Present, Secretary of Charleston County Democratic Party – 2006-2012
Slogan:
Expect Excellence
Platform:
Endorsements:
Charleston County Democratic Party
Additional Notes:
Posted and Action Alert on 9/7/22 – to ask people to ask legislators to repeal the Proviso 1.108 that blocked the ability to force a mask mandate on school children (Which CCSD found a way to break even when it was not repealed.), Her Facebook page is called Carol Tempel for Justice, Posted about our nations “Systemic Racism” on her Facebook page on 6/1/20.