Katie is originally from Central Florida. She has lived in Cherokee County since 2007. She has a bachelor's degree in family, youth, and community sciences from the University of Florida. She is married with two children.

Katie was a youth minister for fourteen years. She also worked as a church consultant and a project manager for a ministry.

Katie McRee's campaign for board of education is her first entry into politics.

Said, "teachers are our most valuable asset."

- Said, "teachers are our most valuable asset."

Teacher Recruitment

Believes that students "are complex, unique individuals who enter with talents, challenges and histories that should be acknowledged, accommodated, and embraced.

- Believes that students "are complex, unique individuals who enter with talents, challenges and histories that should be acknowledged, accommodated, and embraced.

School Curriculum

Said that "[o]ur students deserve an education that prepares them for life after high school, including age-appropriate discussions of our history and the freedom to explore topics that interest them."

Previously worked to create a curriculum "which encourages youth to think about how they might dismantle racism."

- Said that "[o]ur students deserve an education that prepares them for life after high school, including age-appropriate discussions of our history and the freedom to explore topics that interest them." 
- Previously worked to create a curriculum "which encourages youth to think about how they might dismantle racism."

College & Career Readiness

As of July 5, 2022, Katie McRee’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

Katie McRee

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John attended Georgia Southern University.

John is a General Manager at RaceTrac. He has worked in this role since 2020.

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John Harmon is currently serving as the Cherokee County Board of Education Member for District 3. He was elected in 2014.

As of July 5, 2022, John Harmon did not have a website or any information online.

John Harmon

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.