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Five compete for DeKalb County school board District 5
A school board election in southeast DeKalb County has an incumbent appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal defending his seat against the former incumbent who was removed by Deal.
Altogether there are five candidates for the District 5 seat in the May 20 election. It’s a non-partisan race, so this serves as the general election.
Learn about the candidates in MyAJC.com.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
