2026 Georgia General Election

Who's running: Forrest McCombs Jr., Polk County BOE District 2

Forrest McCombs Jr. is originally from Cedartown, Georgia. He earned a degree in Early Childhood Education from Georgia Northwestern Technical College and later a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Brenau University

This is Forrest's first time running for public office. 

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Forrest currently works as a teacher at Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers and has also worked as a special education paraprofessional for Rome City Schools. He has also held roles as a water plant operator and lab technician for the City of Cedartown, as a warehouse worker at Lowe's and the HON Company, and as a stamping associate at Jefferson Southern Corporation. 

Supports ensuring families and community members have a voice in local education.

- Supports ensuring families and community members have a voice in local education.

Access to Education

As of July 23, 2026, Forrest Eugene McCombs Jr. did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports providing structure, support, and resources for students in vulnerable environments.

- Supports providing structure, support, and resources for students in vulnerable environments.

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Forrest Eugene McCombs Jr.

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- 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.

Part of the board that governs your county's public school system

Polk County Board of Education Member, District 2, Seat 2

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