Micheal Garza

Democrat

County Board of Education Post 4 · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: David Chastain (Republican)

Micheal Garza is a Northeast Cobb web-development business owner and PTA volunteer who narrowly won the May 2026 Democratic primary for Cobb school board Post 4 and now challenges Republican incumbent David Chastain. He has twice previously run unsuccessfully for the state legislature and campaigns on board accountability, opposing recent library book removals, and skepticism of new security spending.

What this office decides

The Cobb County Board of Education sets policy for one of Georgia's largest school districts, adopting the annual budget and property tax millage rate for schools, approving curriculum and instructional materials, and hiring and overseeing the superintendent. Board members also decide attendance zones, school construction and the use of education SPLOST funds, student discipline and safety policies, and charter school petitions. The post is elected by district but the board's decisions affect every family in the county.

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Who they are

Micheal Garza is the Democratic nominee for Cobb Board of Education Post 4, a Northeast Cobb web-development business owner whose daughter attends Keheley Elementary (East Cobb News, 2026-04-30). He twice lost Georgia House races against John Carson (2022, 2024) (East Cobb News).

Positions

Schools: Wants more board accountability, saying board members should "ask questions, especially 'is it a good idea?'" of administrative proposals (East Cobb News).
Personal freedom: Opposes recent library book removals, saying those decisions "should be putting in the hands of educators" rather than administrators (East Cobb News).
Crime & policing: Opposes metal detectors as "problematic" and questions spending on "unproven security technologies" (East Cobb News).
Party politics in courts and agencies: Part of a Democratic push to "flip" the Republican-majority board (East Cobb News, 2026-08-12).

Record

Never held elected office; lost 2022 and 2024 Georgia House races. Won the May 20, 2026 Democratic primary for Post 4 by 78 votes (50.39%-49.61%) over Susan McCartney (East Cobb News, 2026-05-20).

Money

As of August 12, 2026, raised $42,000 with $16,000 cash on hand, including a $2,000 Cobb County Association of Educators PAC donation — more than incumbent David Chastain's $29,000 (East Cobb News). Defended a criticized donor as "a well respected volunteer" not "accused of a crime" (East Cobb News).

What we couldn't find

No stated position on school taxes or SPLOST.
No Trump endorsement or criticism found.

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