Wake County school board members Keith Sutton, Kevin Hill and challenger Susan Evans were among the first to file today for office.
None of the three names were surprises as they had announced their plans to run ahead of time. Hill is running for re-election District 3. Sutton is aiming to win the District 4 seat he was appointed to in 2009. Evans is running in District 8.
The filing period for school board candidates runs until noon on Aug. 12.
UPDATE
Jim Martin filed today to run for the District 5 seat.
George W. Morgan, a retired longtime Wake school employee, filed to run in District 6. The registered Democrat had unsuccessfully applied in 2009 for the vacancy on the board that was filled by Carolyn Morrison.
Click here for Morgan's application from 2009.
Christine Kushner filed today to run for the District 6 seat.
School board chairman Ron Margiotta filed today for re-election in District 8.
Cynthia Matson filed today for District 5, becoming the eighth and last school board candidate of the day.
