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Stephen Smith

Republican · North Carolina · 2026

Running for Union County Board of Education District 04, North Carolina

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Teacher retention and compensation
  • Being responsive to constituent calls and emails
  • Fiscally responsible use of taxpayer funds
Biography

Smith is a barber who has owned his Union County shop for the past 14 years after training at the Hairstyling Institute of Charlotte and later earning a bachelor's degree from N.C. State University, per the campaign site. He is a two-term president of the Mint Hill Lions Club and has served on the Town of Stallings Board of Adjustment, per the campaign site.

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