Ken D. Paulson
Independent Incumbent
Biography
Kenneth Paulson currently serves as a member of the Norfolk Public Schools School Board, per Norfolk Public Schools. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Norfolk city, Virginia
Member School Board, Ward 5
Norfolk city, Virginia
Member School Board, Ward 5
2 candidates are tracked for Member School Board, Ward 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ken D. Paulson and Jevon W. Baskerville. Candidate information follows official Norfolk City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
2 certified candidates for Member School Board, Ward 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Ken D. Paulson is listed as the incumbent by the Department of Elections, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot. Only the seats for your town, ward or district appear on your ballot.
What this office does
School board member. The school board is the governing body of a public school district. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the district budget, sets policies on curriculum, discipline, attendance boundaries and facilities, and approves contracts and collective bargaining agreements. Day-to-day operations belong to the superintendent; the board sets direction and holds the administration accountable.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Ken D. Paulson, is on the ballot.