Pulliam to Run for White County School Board

CLEVELAND, Ga. –Brock Pulliam has qualified to run for the District 2 seat on the White County Board of Education.

Pulliam, 46, is a 1988 graduate of North Hall High School and a salesman working for Gainesville Flooring. He was appointed as the interim Board of Education member in May to replace Roger Fiztpatrick who resigned to run for U.S. Congress against incumbent Congressman Doug Collins.

Pulliam’s wife Shanna teaches visually impaired students in the White County School System. The couple has three children in the system, one a senior, a ninth grader and the youngest is in kindergarten.

Pulliam said, ” I have a vested interest in education with three children in the school system. In addition to my wife being a teacher, my several family members are involved in education. My brother and sister-in-law teach.”

The school board is currently working on the new budget and Pulliam says it will be adopted next Thursday.

But now he’s seen first hand how difficult the budgeting process can be. “It’s hard since the value of the mil has declined. The recent senior exemptions have had a negative impact on revenue but the numbers look pretty good right now. My number one goal will be to be fiscally responsible and make sure we manage the taxpayer dollars in the most efficient way possible.”