Robert Weiss (North Carolina)

Robert Weiss

Republican Party

Candidate, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2026

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

St. Joseph's Preparatory School

Bachelor's

United States Military Academy West Point

Graduate

Boston University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1967 - 1996

Personal

Profession

Finance/Accounting

Contact

Campaign website

Robert Weiss (Republican Party) is running for election to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board to represent District 2 in North Carolina. Weiss is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Weiss advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Robert Weiss served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1996. Weiss earned a high school diploma from St. Joseph's Preparatory School, a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy West Point, and a graduate degree from Boston University. His career experience includes working in finance and accounting.

Elections

2026

See also: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2026)

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 (4 seats)

The following candidates are running in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Robert Barr (R)
		Lee Childress (D)
	Submit photo	Susan Conway (D)
	Submit photo	Curtis Fentress (D)
	Submit photo	Marie Jackson (D)
		Allen Daniel (R)
	Submit photo	Jill Nelson Berlin (R)
		Robert Weiss (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Childress	15.8	11,667
✔	Submit photo	Susan Conway	14.7	10,908
✔	Submit photo	Marie Jackson	14.7	10,857
✔	Submit photo	Curtis Fentress	12.0	8,851
	Submit photo	Steve Folmar	11.2	8,269
	Submit photo	Stephanie Milat	10.7	7,933
		Adam Corey	10.6	7,812
	Submit photo	Emma Norton	10.5	7,739

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 74,036
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Weiss	15.2	7,213
✔	Submit photo	Jill Nelson Berlin	11.8	5,578
✔		Allen Daniel	10.5	4,986
✔		Robert Barr	10.5	4,961
	Submit photo	Tracy Lesser	10.1	4,782
		Derrick Hinson	10.0	4,738
		Susan Miller	9.7	4,593
	Submit photo	Zachary Hubbard	8.7	4,097
		Steve Wood	7.9	3,720
	Submit photo	James Williams	5.6	2,647

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 47,315
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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Robert Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weiss' responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Significant change in the Board of Education is required in order to restore faith and confidence in our school system. A deficit reported as high as $60 million occurred as a result of administrators and board members not fulfilling their fiduciary responsibility. This resulted in increased burden on the taxpayer. The debacle extends back to 2017 and those responsible must be held accountable

Academic performance within the district falls short of the state standard and our peer group of school districts.. At the same time truancy remains much higher than our reers. Programs must be istituted to raise performance while reducing truancy. State wide studies have shown that many kids are bored with the traditional college prep classes. Additionally the state is woefully behind in offering Vocational and Technical programs tha may bring many of these kids back to school. This will have many positive results, eg increased academic performance, higher graduation rate, and training workers equipped for the workforce.

Finally, "transparency" will be a buzz word through out the campaign. Simply posting lengthy spread sheets and indecipherable reports is not transparency. Using technology like AI it is a simple process to convert hard to understand reports into something anyone can understand. Making these reports available through social media, websites, constituency groups makes the system transparent.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• A "forensic audit" must be performed on the system going back to 2017 in order to identify when issues arose, why did the arise, who caused them and when and what, if anything, was done to resolve them. The person(s) must then be held accountable.
• A robust Vocational and Technological program must be started system wide, to reduce truancy, increase performance and graduation rates and provide vauable workers to the work force.
• Technology MUST be embraced in order to streamline the administrative staffing, reduce the burden on the school administrators and teachers in order for the students to get the highest level of attention.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The "Educational Lottery" was highjacked by the legislature and funds were diverted from education to the general fund. An amendment to the law must be added to direct all profit from the "Educational Lottery" to the schools while not reducing the amount of funding from the general fund. Currently, North Carolina ranks alst of all states in the amount of money allocated per student. This must be fixed.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Ambassador Dell Dailey, former Secretary of the Air Force and Space Force Frank Kendall, former Chairman of the Board and CEO of BB&T Glenn Orr, John Morrow, Senior, Partner, Morrow, Porter, Vermitsky, & Taylor, former Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, LTG Bill Lennox, former Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, MG Chuck Swannack

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Campaign website

Weiss' campaign website stated the following:

MISSION FOR THE FUTURE

Students, Parents, Teachers Accountability and Safety

Fiscal responsibility is crucial for the success of our school system, and board members must uphold their fiduciary duties with utmost integrity. By implementing better oversight and managing our schools with a business-minded approach, we can prevent misappropriation of funds that harms our students. Our children deserve a system that prioritizes their education and future.

— Robert Weiss' campaign website (March 10, 2026)

Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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