Candidate · Superintendent of Education

Ellen E. Weaver

What this job does: Runs the state Department of Education, the agency that oversees South Carolina's K-12 public schools. A term is four years.

Republican · listed 2 of 3 on the SC Election Commission's list · on the ballot as "Ellen E. Weaver"

Current office: State Superintendent of Education (since Jan. 11, 2023)

Background

Took office as superintendent of education on Jan. 11, 2023, after winning in 2022. source: en.wikipedia.org
Former president and CEO of the Palmetto Promise Institute, a conservative think tank, and a former staffer for U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint. source: en.wikipedia.org
B.A. and M.S. in educational leadership, Bob Jones University. source: en.wikipedia.org
Chaired the state Education Oversight Committee from 2019 to 2021. source: en.wikipedia.org

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