Mobile County Board of Education, District No. 4: compare candidates (Mobile County)

Candidates as printed on the official Mobile County sample ballot (Alabama Secretary of State). District races depend on where you live; check yours at Alabama Votes.

Sherry Dillihay McDade

Democrat

Incumbent District 4 commissioner since 2020; retired Mobile County Public Schools teacher of 37 years, per Lagniappe.

Sources: Lagniappe · Ballotpedia

Campaign site: empty (none found)

In their own words

Record: "I want to continue to do what I'm doing. ... we have done that because I have been able to go in and visit the schools, find out from teachers what is it that we need to do." (Lagniappe (School Board District 4))

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Michael Fasano

Republican

Republican. Retired Navy corpsman who served as medical staff aboard naval vessels (retired 2018); has since worked as a bank manager and volunteers with Mobile charities, per Lagniappe.

Sources: Lagniappe · Campaign site

Campaign site

In their own words

Spending and transparency: "My biggest thing that I can bring to the board is I do think fiscal responsibility and understanding what we're passing and what we're spending the money on is extremely important." (Lagniappe (School Board District 4))

Public hearings: "I believe that the hearings need to be moved to later in the day when people who actually work can attend them." (Lagniappe (School Board District 4))

Goals: "I will work to raise academic achievement, support our teachers, keep our schools safe, spend taxpayer dollars wisely, and ensure parents have a meaningful voice in every decision." (Campaign site)

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