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2 candidates are tracked for Member School Board, District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Suzanne F. Berman and Carolyn D. Weems. Candidate information follows official Virginia Beach City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
2 certified candidates for Member School Board, District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Carolyn D. Weems is listed as the incumbent by the Department of Elections, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot. Only the seats for your town, ward or district appear on your ballot.
Berman is a Virginia Beach native and mother of three Virginia Beach City Public Schools students who serves as PTA president at Thoroughgood Elementary, per her campaign site. She is running for the Virginia Beach School Board seat in District 9.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Recruiting and retaining quality teachers
- Supporting students' academic and mental-health needs
- Physical safety for students and staff in school buildings
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Weems is vice chair of the Virginia Beach School Board, representing District 9, per the board's official website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
