Tyron D. Riddick

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Incumbent

Background

Riddick received his BBA in Business Administration and Management from Norfolk State University. Riddick is the former Chairman of the City of Suffolk’s Youth Advocacy Organization. Riddick has been a school bus driver and is currently a Sergeant for the Virginia Department of Corrections. Riddick is Chief Executive Officer for Straighten Up and Fly Right Inc. In 2018. Riddick was elected as a member of the Suffolk City School Board [2, 3, 5, 6, 7].

Key Issues

Teachers

Riddick wishes to increase salary for both teachers and support staff [2, 7].

Government

Riddick believes in a transparent and accountable style of education system [7].

Incarceration

Riddick wants to decrease the amount of people from public schools going to prison [2].

Curriculum

Riddicks hopes to better the learning environment in schools [2].

Endorsements

Suffolk Democratic Committee

Sources

1 VPAP
2 Spartan Echo
3 LinkedIn
4 Facebook
5 Forest Glen Middle School
6 Suffolk Public Schools
7 Suffolk News-Herald
8 Suffolk Democratic Committee