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Participating in the forum were Steve Carter, Tony Dilello, Kristen Moffitt, Tony Rose and Gary Smith. Moffitt is an incumbent board member. Two other candidates – incumbent Brad Evans and challenger Natalie Jones – weren’t at the forum.

Among school board candidates at the forum:

* Rose advocated raising the local supplement to teachers’ state-paid salaries and increasing use of technology in schools. He said he has volunteered in schools for years and has been attending school board meetings and work sessions to become more familiar with school-related issues.

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Seven candidates are running this year for three seats on the non-partisan Alamance-Burlington Board of Education.

There is no primary, so each candidate will be on the November ballot. This week, the Times-News is printing information about Kristen Moffitt, Tony Rose and Gary Smith. Last week, it printed information about Steve Carter, Tony DiLello, Brad Evans and Natalie Jones.

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Information and systems technology assistant director running for local education board

Elon University information and systems technology assistant director is running for the Alamance-Burlington School System Board this year on the platform of improving technology in the classroom.

For years, friends, family and people in the community have encouraged him to look into the board. Tony Rose is finally putting his ideas to use by running this year.

“When I started researching and seeing what was going on at the board level, I thought maybe there’s something to (their suggestions),” Rose said.

Rose said he wants to contribute to the community and provide a public service.

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Filing On Opening Day! - Thanks to Rick Gunn's wife Gayle for the pictures!

Paying My Filing Fee - Thanks to Rick Gunn's wife Gayle for the pictures!

Dan Ingle, Candidate For NC State Representative-District 64, And Other Candidates Filed First Thing Too - Thanks to Rick Gunn's wife Gayle for the pictures!

District 64 Rep. and former Commissioner Vice Chairman Dan Ingle was the first to file at noon. Following Ingle were District 63 state House challenger Roger Parker and Rick Gunn, who’s making a second bid for the District 24 state Senate seat Democrat Tony Foriest holds.

Ingle, who was appointed to fill the District 64 seat after Rep. Cary Allred resigned in June, said he plans to run an expanded version of his previous successful campaigns for county commissioner. “I’m not going to change a thing,” he said.

Ingle said he wanted to file early because he has a lot of energy and wanted to get started.

In 2008, Gunn waged a strong campaign against Foriest, but lost by about 5 percentage points in a race that turned nasty. This time around, Gunn said he will focus more on offering solutions than pointing out differences between him and Foriest.

“I think what the folks of Alamance and Caswell County want is us to talk about issues and solutions, and I am going to focus my campaign on talking about issues, but more importantly, providing solutions,” Gunn said.

Races in 2008 turned negative from “top to bottom,” Gunn said. “The tone in general … for every race was way too negative” and “nobody really knew what one’s message was.”

Documenting her husband’s filing was “official campaign photographer” Gayle Gunn.

A former member of the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education, Gunn said she would rather work behind the scenes on her husband’s behalf than run for office.

Parker, who’s challenging for the seat that Democrat Alice Bordsen holds, said he will wage a grassroots effort and try to “win on substance” as part of his first campaign. “I’m running because I just think we need a conservative voice in my district in Raleigh,” he said.

Clerk of Superior Court Hunt Johnson, commissioner hopeful Brandon Black, and school board candidate Tony Rose signed up for their first try at elective office within the first hour of filing. Two of the three have political experience. Johnson is the former chairman of the county Democratic Party. Black, a 30-year-old Libertarian, worked on behalf of 2008 Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Mike Munger, among others.

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It promises to be a busy election season, with legislative, county commissioner, school board, district attorney and sheriff seats up for grabs. And it all starts today.

Below is the slate of races in which Alamance County voters can cast their ballots. Incumbents are listed.

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