{"id":465763,"date":"2026-09-16T16:44:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/465763\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:44:45","slug":"2026-candidate-interview-marcus-bowman-for-pontiac-school-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/465763\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Candidate Interview: Marcus Bowman for Pontiac School Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026 Candidate Interview: Marcus Bowman for Pontiac School Board<\/p>\n

(Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 16, 2026)<\/p>\n

Pontiac, MI \u2013 In the race for Pontiac School Board, there are five people running for two full-term seats, plus two people running for one partial term seat ending Dec. 31, 2028.\u00a0 The full-term positions have six-year terms.<\/p>\n

Candidates for the full-term seats are Troy Fitzgerald Craft, Gill Garrett, Maicol Rivera Torres, Marcus Terry, and Lara Marie Townsley.<\/p>\n

For the partial-term position the candidates are Marcus Bowman and Maurice Mahone.<\/p>\n

Pontiac School District includes all of Pontiac, most of Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus and Sylvan Lake, and portions of Bloomfield Township, Orion Township, Waterford, and West Bloomfield<\/p>\n

For other interviews visit our Candidate Interview Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a complete list of candidates and ballot issues, visit the Oakland County Clerk\u2019s Election Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also check out the State of Michigan Election Page<\/a> for info on where to vote and more.<\/p>\n

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