LOXLEY – More than a dozen and a half people want to be the next member of the Baldwin County Board of Education.

Board president Norm Moore said 19 people submitted paperwork to become the next District 7 representative. The post was left open when Tracy Roberts was elected to the state school board.

The board plans to whittle the list down to 5 or 6 names and hold public interviews on Jan. 4. The final selection is scheduled to be sworn in at the board regular Jan. 17 meeting.

The 19 applicants are:

Elizabeth B. Battles

23427 Cornerstone Drive

Loxley, AL  36551

Shannon Cauley

36 Caisson Trace

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Charles Cort

19 Speckle Trout Route

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Janice M. Christopherson

1071 Walnut Street

Loxley, AL  36551

Jason Darley

30987 Wellington Court

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Wayne Dyess

30946 Wellington Court

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Andre’ LePalme

14501 Neal Road

Loxley,  36551

George Cole Manders, Jr.

9442 Aspen Circle

Daphne, AL  36526

Dana Matthews

32038 Wildflower Trail

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Debra McCants

19995 Bohemian Hall Road

Silverhill, AL  36576

Steve McCowan

14555-B Loxley Heights Drive West

Loxley, AL  36551

Sonya Ogletree-Bailey

10558 Eastern Shore Blvd #822

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Heidi Payne

10407 US Highway 31 #811

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Charles Philipp

7 Cannonade Blvd

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Jada Sheppard Pierce

30459 Middle Creek Circle

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Tom Sawyer

613 Spanish Main

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Dennis L. Sharpe

7892 Freshwater Drive

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

Barbara J. Slaton

11461 River Birch Street

Daphne, AL  36526

Tom Ward

632 Spanish Main

Spanish Fort, AL  36527

For more details, see Friday’s print edition.