EDUCATION
Tennessee Temple University, Chattanooga, Bachelor in Secondary Education with proficiency in Math, 1982
UNC-G, Greensboro, Masters in School Administration, 2005

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AFFILIATIONS
Beulah Baptist Church, Sunday School Teacher/Deacon

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide

Mike Brown earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education, with proficiency in math, from Tennessee Temple University and a master's degree in school administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is a Sunday school teacher and deacon at Beulah Baptist Church.

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2026 North Carolina General Election

Which type of written parental consent should be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE)? (A) Opt-In. (B) Opt-Out. (C) None.

B) Opt-Out

Who should make decisions about whether or not a book is appropriate for children? A) the elected school board members; B) an outsourced community committee

Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Strongly Agree

I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Strongly Disagree

If a member of the public flags (challenges) a book as inappropriate and the school board disagrees, should the board impose a moratorium on when the book can be challenged again? If yes, for how long?
No

Who should make decisions about whether or not a book is appropriate for children? A) the elected school board members; B) an outsourced community committee
A

2ND AMENDMENT

Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): American History, Art & Music, Civics, Critical Race Theory, Foreign Language, Gender Identity, Information Technology, Language Arts, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Political Activism, Science, Sexuality, Social Emotional Learning, Vocational Learning
Language Arts, Mathematics, American History, Civics, Science, Art & Music, Physical Fitness, Personal Finances, Information Technology, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language

If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
16

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman essential to the formation and sustaining of a civil and prosperous society.
Strongly Agree

Should schools be giving instruction on how to engage in sexual acts, the pleasures of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or should they instead focus on educating students about the science of reproduction?
They should focus on educating students about the science of reproduction.

ELECTIONS AND VOTING

EDUCATION

Abortion and gender transitioning providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree

Supports opt-out parental consent for comprehensive sex education courses.

Supports teaching America's founding documents and cultivating American patriotism in schools.

Opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

Opposes a moratorium on renewed public challenges to a book after a school board rejects an initial challenge.

Supports elected school board members deciding whether books are appropriate for children.

Prioritizes language arts, mathematics, American history, civics, and science among K–12 school subjects.

Says sexual education should be taught beginning at age 16.

Supports sex education focused on the science of reproduction rather than sexual acts, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Opposes abortion providers and providers of gender-transitioning services serving as school instructional or service resources.

- Supports opt-out parental consent for comprehensive sex education courses.
- Supports teaching America's founding documents and cultivating American patriotism in schools.
- Opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
- Opposes a moratorium on renewed public challenges to a book after a school board rejects an initial challenge.
- Supports elected school board members deciding whether books are appropriate for children.
- Prioritizes language arts, mathematics, American history, civics, and science among K–12 school subjects.
- Says sexual education should be taught beginning at age 16.
- Supports sex education focused on the science of reproduction rather than sexual acts, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
- Opposes abortion providers and providers of gender-transitioning services serving as school instructional or service resources.

School Curriculum

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

I feel the government should fund public education.

EDUCATION

Supports government funding for public education from prekindergarten through college.

- Supports government funding for public education from prekindergarten through college.

School Facilities & Resources

Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.
Strongly Agree

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

In the event of a pandemic, school districts can mandate whatever health precautions they deem necessary (including masks and vaccines) to protect students and staff.
Strongly Agree

Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.
Strongly Agree

Supports consistent discipline to maintain a safe and orderly learning environment.

Supports school districts mandating health precautions, including masks and vaccines, during a pandemic.

Supports parents having full and timely access to their minor children's school and medical records.

- Supports consistent discipline to maintain a safe and orderly learning environment.
- Supports school districts mandating health precautions, including masks and vaccines, during a pandemic.
- Supports parents having full and timely access to their minor children's school and medical records.

Student Wellbeing

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree

Opposes mandating that teachers teach curriculum that violates their moral or religious beliefs.

- Opposes mandating that teachers teach curriculum that violates their moral or religious beliefs.

Teachers

The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child instead of the bureaucracy, through a program which allows parents the freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.

Agree

Supports allowing education funding to follow students to public, private, or homeschool options.

- Supports allowing education funding to follow students to public, private, or homeschool options.

Access to Education

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Mike Brown

- Supports teaching America's founding documents and cultivating American patriotism in schools.
- Opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
- Opposes a moratorium on renewed public challenges to a book after a school board rejects an initial challenge.
- Supports elected school board members deciding whether books are appropriate for children.
- Prioritizes language arts, mathematics, American history, civics, and science among K–12 school subjects.
- Says sexual education should be taught beginning at age 16.
- Supports sex education focused on the science of reproduction rather than sexual acts, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
- Opposes abortion providers and providers of gender-transitioning services serving as school instructional or service resources.

Mike is from Asheboro, North Carolina. He attended Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga. He has a bachelor’s degree in secondary education with proficiency in math from Tennessee Temple University and a master’s degree in school administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He lives in Asheboro. He attends Beulah Baptist Church.

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Opposes "sexual grooming" in schools, including drag shows and explicit materials.

Supported the question, "If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?"

Supports teachers being required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Supports parental access to school records of their children.

Believes "consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning."

Opposes the inclusion of transgender individuals in areas designated for their gender at birth, including participation in sports, bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, and prisons.

As of January 5, 2026, Mike Brown’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports school choice, which allows parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools and home school.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.