Chad Bailey
Chad Bailey works as an outside plant engineer for Consolidated Communications and was appointed to the Gulf County School Board's District 1 seat by Gov. Ron DeSantis in October 2025, filling the vacancy left by Denny McGlon. He is a children's minister and has been involved with local baseball programs and the high school bass fishing club. He led the August 2026 primary with about 46% and faces a November runoff.
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Positions on the major issues
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Education & school choice Mixed / neutral· stated position
Asked about school choice, Bailey did not take a position for or against public money following students, saying instead that the district's job is to make its own schools the place families want to be.
"Our responsibility as a school district is to make our public schools a place where families want to be."
Teacher and staff pay Leans agree· stated position
Bailey names teacher pay as a priority, saying neighboring counties can offer more and that the district is already working to improve salaries.
"Some of our counties can offer better pay. As a sitting school board member, our district is currently working to improve our teachers' salaries."
No public position found on 5 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Gender identity laws, Library and classroom materials, School safety approach. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.