Brad Lankford
Republican · NC · Clerk of Superior Court, Stokes County
Lankford works in court administration in Danbury. He is a 1989 alumnus of the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Prepared public guidance about Stokes County’s move to electronic court records. It explained the new system, gave training resources and court contacts, and advised residents to make appointments during staff preparation.
May 5, 2025
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Was a named defendant as transportation director in a civil case following a contractor driver’s sexual abuse of a student. The appellate opinion reported that senior school officials, including the transportation director, did not investigate other possible assaults or offer counseling. It upheld rulings for the school board.
September 7, 2021
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Served on the steering committee for Stokes County’s comprehensive transportation plan as the school system’s fleet manager. The committee gathered community transport needs and guided the plan’s development.
July 20, 2017
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Oversaw school transportation when Stokes County Schools added cameras to 15 buses to record drivers passing stopped school buses. He publicly described student safety as the project’s purpose.
May 2, 2017
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Attended training on drug and alcohol testing for bus drivers. A report to the Stokes school board then identified that the district’s testing of yellow-bus and activity-bus drivers failed to meet federal transportation rules.
March 10, 2014
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Recommended a trial of contracted transportation for students with disabilities after seeking vendor prices and references from other counties. The Stokes school board approved the proposal.
August 19, 2013
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Presented a satellite tracking system for school buses with the school system’s operations director. They described using bus locations for safety and to answer parents’ questions about late buses.
April 22, 2013
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Presented state school-bus routing rules to the Stokes school board. The rules limited short detours and closely spaced stops, with exceptions for safety and younger students or students with disabilities. The board approved the guidelines pending legal review.
June 15, 2012
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Led Stokes County Schools’ transportation department, which operated 88 buses and carried nearly 4,000 students each day. His department managed a $2.675 million transport budget.
April 14, 2012
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Served on the committee that developed new attendance boundaries for King-area elementary schools. He assessed the proposed map as workable for school transportation and financially sound.
November 21, 2011
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Past race Brad Lankford ran in:
- Stokes County Clerk of Superior Court · November 3, 2026 · Stokes County, North Carolina · incumbent