{"biography":"Amy Robin\u202fCole is a Democratic candidate for the Pitt County Board of Education District\u202f2 seat in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election. The district board position is a nonpartisan elected office that requires candidates to be registered voters residing in the district and to meet the basic qualifications for public office in North Carolina [1].\n\nCole previously ran for the same seat in 2022, appearing on the general\u2011election ballot alongside Julianna\u202fJaquith [1]. Although she did not win, the campaign gave her experience in local education politics.\n\nA lifelong resident of Pitt County, Cole is a mother of two boys who attend Pitt County public schools\u2014her youngest at H.B.\u202fSugg\u202fElementary and her oldest at Farmville\u202fMiddle School. She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in mathematics and a master\u2019s degree in mathematics education from East Carolina University (ECU) [11]. Cole taught high school for five years, including a stint at J.H.\u202fRose\u202fHigh School, before moving to higher education as an instructor at Pitt Community College [11].\n\nCole says she is running to be an advocate for her children and other students, drawing on her combined perspectives as a public\u2011school parent, former K\u201112 teacher, and college instructor. She emphasizes understanding the \u201cdeciding factors that affect\u201d student outcomes and aims to bring that insight to board deliberations [11].\n\nHer campaign contact information includes the email amyrobincole@gmail.com, listed on her Ballotpedia profile [1]. No phone number is publicly provided in the available sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Amy Cole (Pitt County Schools school board District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Amy_Cole_(Pitt_County_Schools_school_board_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [11] [Meet District 2 Candidate Amy Cole \u2013 Parents for Public Schools of Pitt County](https://ppspittcounty.org/newsletter/meet-district-2-candidate-amy-cole/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"pitt","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Pitt County Board Of Education District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Amy","fullname":"Amy Robin Cole","lastname":"Cole","middlename":"Robin","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Pitt County Board Of Education District 02","county":"pitt","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"pitt","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"pitt","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Pitt County Board Of Education District 02","county":"pitt","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"pitt","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Amy Robin\u202fCole, a former high\u2011school teacher and community\u2011college instructor, is running for Pitt County Board of Education District\u202f2 in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"44edf3d5b8ef5f45"}