SUPPORT GOOD CANDIDATES…

School board elections are rapidly approaching, and we are especially concerned this year as we are seeing a number of candidates throughout the state who appear inexperienced, uninformed and/or are sharing information from or aligning with organizations and individuals who have opposed financial support for our community schools and have supported harmful education policy. Many of them are also being supported by a national anti-CRT PAC (again, CRT is not taught in our schools but is being used as a wedge issue) based in New York or including CRT or other wedge issues in their platforms. There are good candidates in many of these races, but they need your help! 

Please reach out to good candidates in your area and offer to help! You can

• – share their social media posts to help them reach more people
• – send postcards supporting them to your friends
• – knock doors or drop literature
• – host a yard sign and encourage others to join you
• – host a meet and greet with your friends 
• – talk to your friends and help them understand the issues and candidates

We urge support for the following candidates:

Shawnee Mission USD 512: 

• Mary Sinclair
• April Boyd-Noronha
• Heather Ousley

Blue Valley USD 229: 

• Andrew Van Der Laan
• Gina Knapp
• Lindsay Weiss

Olathe USD 233: 

• Julie Steele
• Kristin Schultz
• Brian Geary

De Soto USD 232: 

• Calley Malloy
• Brandi Jonasson
• Danielle Heikes

Lansing USD 469: 

• Susie Werth
• Roy Foster
• Beth Stevenson

Manhattan-Ogden USD 383: 

• Karla Hagemeister
• Jayme Morris-Hardeman
• Teresa Parks

Emporia USD 253: 

• Jamie Reever
• Lilian Lingenfelter

Auburn Washburn USD 437: 

• Jacqueline Whitney Lightcap

Wichita USD 259: 

• Ben Blankley
• Julie Hedrick
• Mia Turner
• Ron Rosales

Garden City USD 457: 

• Lara Bors
• Alex Wallace

Gardner Edgerton USD 231: 

• John Parks
• Rob Shippy
• Stacey Coleman
• Monica Jacobs

Originally posted to Facebook 10/6/2021