15 candidates fight to be Georgia schools superintendent

The Republican candidates for superintendent are:


— Mary Kay Baccallao, of Fayetteville, an education professor at Mercer University;


— Ashley Bell, of Gainesville, an attorney and former Hall County commissioner;


— Mike Buck, of Rome, an educator and acting chief of staff for Barge;


— Sharyl Dawes, of Johns Creek, an educator;


— Allen Fort, of Valdosta, superintendent of the Quitman County School System;


— Nancy Jester, of Dunwoody, a former DeKalb County school board member;


— Fitz Johnson, Atlanta, a business owner;


— Kira Willis, of Roswell, an educator;


— Richard Woods, of Tifton, an educator.


The Democrats are:


— Tarnisha Dent, of Atlanta, an educator;


— Denise Freeman, of Tignall, a consultant;


— Jurita Forehand Mays, of DeKalb County, an educator;


— Alisha Morgan, a state representative from Austell;


— Rita Robinzine, an educator from Lithonia;


— Valarie Wilson, a nonprofit director from Decatur.





I will predict dual run offs between Woods and Jester on the GOP side and Wilson and Morgan on the Democratic side. 



15 candidates fight to be schools superintendent