I graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. The first 26 years of my career were spent in industrial management with responsibilities ranging from a shift supervisor to corporate level Quality Assurance.

Eddie Shuford | Board of Education

My name is Eddie Shuford and I represent the Pleasant Gardens District on the McDowell Board of Education. My wife Rebecca and I have lived in the Pleasant Gardens Community for almost 30 years. We have four adult children and two beautiful granddaughters.

My wife Rebecca and I have lived in the Pleasant Gardens Community for almost 30 years. We have four adult children and two beautiful granddaughters. Our children all attended Pleasant Gardens Elementary and I am honored to be able to serve the students of not only our school but all McDowell County students, parents and citizens as well.

Eddie Shuford earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Western Carolina University. He and his wife, Rebecca, have four adult children and two granddaughters.

My name is Eddie Shuford and I represent the Pleasant Gardens District on the McDowell Board of Education. My wife Rebecca and I have lived in the Pleasant Gardens Community for almost 30 years.

Eddie represents the Pleasant Gardens District on the McDowell County Board of Education.

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of January 5, 2026, Eddie Shuford did not have a website or any information online.

School Facilities & Resources

Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
2) Who has the ultimate responsibility for the education of children in public schools?
Answer: Parents. Teachers must have parents supporting them, and be involved with their children’s education for best results.

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Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
10) Do you support school choice options (charter, private, homeschool)?
Answer: Support.

Believes parents have the ultimate responsibility for the education of children in public schools and should support teachers by being involved.

Supports school-choice options including charter, private, and homeschool education.

- Believes parents have the ultimate responsibility for the education of children in public schools and should support teachers by being involved.
- Supports school-choice options including charter, private, and homeschool education.

Access to Education

Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
9) Should teachers and administrators be held accountable to community standards?
Answer: Yes.

Supports holding teachers and administrators accountable to community standards.

- Supports holding teachers and administrators accountable to community standards.

Teachers

Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
3) Should sexually explicit books be removed from school libraries and classrooms?
Answer: Yes.

Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
4) Do you support any Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) programs?
Answer: Do not support.

Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
5) Should all classroom materials and lesson plans be publicly available to parents?
Answer: Yes.

Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
7) Should schools emphasize civics, patriotism, and America’s founding principles?
Answer: Yes.

Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
8) Do you support the Parents’ Bill of Rights (SB49)?
Answer: Support.

Supports removing sexually explicit books from school libraries and classrooms.

Opposes Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs in schools.

Supports making all classroom materials and lesson plans publicly available to parents.

Supports schools emphasizing civics, patriotism, and America’s founding principles.

Supports the Parents’ Bill of Rights (Senate Bill 49).

- Supports removing sexually explicit books from school libraries and classrooms.
- Opposes Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs in schools.
- Supports making all classroom materials and lesson plans publicly available to parents.
- Supports schools emphasizing civics, patriotism, and America’s founding principles.
- Supports the Parents’ Bill of Rights (Senate Bill 49).

School Curriculum

Pleasant Gardens District
Eddie Shuford (R)
6) Should biological males be allowed to compete in girls’ sports or use girls’ locker rooms?
Answer: No.

Opposes allowing “biological males” to compete in girls' sports or use girls' locker rooms.

- Opposes allowing “biological males” to compete in girls' sports or use girls' locker rooms.

Student Wellbeing

Eddie Shuford

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

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Eddie Shuford has a bachelor 27s degree in business management from Western Carolina University. He and his wife, Rebecca, have lived in the Pleasant Gardens community for almost 30 years. They have four adult children and two granddaughters.

Eddie is the director of industry engagement at McDowell Technical Community College. He previously worked as an HRD instructor at Mayland Community College for almost five years and at McDowell Technical Community College for eleven years. Before working in education, he spent 26 years in industrial management, with responsibilities ranging from shift supervisor to corporate-level quality assurance. 

Eddie is currently a member of the McDowell County Board of Education representing the Pleasant Gardens District.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

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