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Title : Seattle School Board Races Update
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Seattle School Board Races Update
Readers, some of you may have seen my name listed at King County Elections to run for Rick Burke's seat in District 2. I did that for strategic reasons, namely, I didn't want someone to sneak on the ballot at the last minute with no challenger. There are two candidates now for that position and so, true to form, I'm not running. (Everybody at JSCEE can exhale now.)Note to those who are not as in-the-know about campaigning. You file to run with King County Elections but you are not truly running until you register with the Public Disclosure Commission. (Yes, I know legally when you file, you are a candidate but to get and spend money, you need the PDC registration.)
The only three names I see so far at the PDC are Leis, Blumhagen and Muniz. I'm sure the others will get around to it soon.
It does make me smile at the number of people who think running for school board is just filing, getting a couple of helpers and off you go. In 2019, that's some unsophisticated thinking. I saw this statement at one Facebook page from who is running for a school board position (not Seattle):
I was told I need a "team" of people to help me run. I thought it was as easy as filing and banking on my good looks and massive brains.
Here's who's running (at least as of 1:30 pm - people can withdraw until 4:30 pm):
Seattle School District 1, Director District 1 Comments: Rankin and Blumhagen are the most knowledgeable people about the district on that list running. Christophersen has run before and anyone who witnessed him at debates knows it's a big, big no for him.
Seattle School District 1, Director District 2 Comments: Rivera Smith is a long-time PTA president (at Hamilton and now at Lincoln); I have never heard of Wilson who appears to have gone thru the Chamber of Commerce leadership process and favors charter schools. Given the latter, it's Rivera Smith for me.
Seattle School District 1, Director District 3 Comments: Leis is an parent and writes the Community Forum for HCC blog, Hampson is a SPS parent and the Seattle Council PTSA president (almost a year) and Muniz hasn't been on my radar but her Twitter account says: Latinx, daughter of Mexican immigrant parents. Sister, auntie, friend. Seattle organizer.
Seattle School District 1, Director District 6 Comments: Harris is, of course, the President of the School Board and Molly E. Mitchell, also someone I have not heard of before, appears to be the Director of Student Support Programs at Seattle Central College. I can't verify Liston's background; when her listed website goes live, we should learn more.
Reader Night Owl says this:
Both Eric Blumhagen and Lisa Rivera Smith are doing very well, having gotten the 46th Dems endorsement and the King County Young Dems endorsement. I have also heard that they both got the recommendation from the 36th Dems e-board.
Chandra Hampson and Rebeca Muniz both got the 46th Dems endorsement.
Any other news or thoughts?
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