The Missouri chapter of Concerned Women for America has issued a list of preferred school board candidates for Tuesday’s elections.
The list was compiled by various pro-family groups and consolidated last week ahead of the April 5 elections. The candidates were vetted based on their commitment to education and retaining a strong parental influence on school board decisions and actions.
According to CWA, the list was a challenge to create. There are two open seats in every school district in Missouri. Some school districts had special elections to fill a vacancy. In a press release, the organization stated, “some school districts only had one candidate who was recommended as a school board member who would be an advocate for the parent/teacher/student/taxpayer (and not rubber stamp for the superintendent/DESE).”
CWA says that, in those school districts, voters should only vote for that one candidate. “The math works,” CWA stated.
In some school districts, there were more than two candidates who would be an advocate for the parent/teacher/student/taxpayer and not rubber stamp for unelected superintendents or the Department of Education. In those instances, the list includes those candidates who have the best shot at winning.
Polls show that parents are dissatisfied with how school districts handled Covid, including masking policies, lockdowns, virtual learning and the insertion of liberal ideology from national activist groups into school curriculum. Another issue is that of gender with some districts using their Covid funding to create gender-free bathroom facilities in school facilities.
Bev Ehlen, state director of CWA Missouri state director, encouraged candidates saying, “I love to help good candidates in their campaigns. That is easy. To be the candidate, or a member of the candidate’s immediate family, is really tough! Thank you to each one of you who did the hard thing and entered the race to become a school board member.”
Below is the list of candidtates that concerned voters should support.
School Board Candidate List:
Blair Oaks – Glenn Reynolds, Adam Mietzner
Blue Springs – Rhonda Gilstrap, Bobby Hawk
Branson – Carolyn Boss, Michael Porter
Camdenton R3-Matt Burns, John Seward
Center – Gayla Smith
Clinton – Rhonda Cox, Cody Westendorff
Cole County – Glen Reynolds, Adam Mietzner
Columbia – Adam Burke, Andrea Lisenby
Farmington – Derek Gollaher
Festus – Josh Martin
Fort Osage – Kress Cambers, Tim Brown
Fort Zumwalt – Mark Pratte
Fox C6 – Kenneth Woolsey, Brandon Williams
Fox C6 (1 year term) – Travis Lintner
Francis Howell – Adam Bertrand, Randy Cook
Grain Valley R5 – Jeffrey Porter, Jason Williams
Grandview C4 – Joshua Hill
Grandview R2 – Timothy Brown
Hickman Mills – Cecil Wattree, Beth Boerger
Hillsboro – Chris Borgerson
Independence – Jill Esry, Greg Gilliam
Jackson R2 – Mac Robison, Kristen Lewis
Jefferson City – Adam Gresham, Marc Ellinger
Kearney – Leonard Broughton, Stacy Rule
Kirkwood – Matt Losse, Jeff Mintzlaff
Ladue – Sheldon Johnson
Lee’s Summit R7 – Heather Eslick, Jennifer Foley
Liberty – Dan Currence, Kyle Bryant
Lindbergh – David Randelman, Carrie Clay
Lone Jack C6 – Ryan Brown
Maryville R2 – Isaiah Korthanke
North Kansas City -Duane Bartsch, Josiah Bechthold
Mehlville-Ben Droney
Meramec Valley – Tom Kent
Monett (one 1-year term) – Jared Wormington
Monett – Brian Hunter, Matt Batson
Nell Holcomb R4 – Chad Fisher
Nevada R5 – Adam Dean, Morgan Barker
Nixa – Mike Miller, Bridget Bidinger
North Kansas City – Duane Bartsch, Josiah Bechthold
Northwest – Janice Karsten
Oakridge R2 – Damon Dillard
Ozark – Mark Jenkins, Randy Taylor
Pacific – Tom Kent
Parkhill – Tammy Stark Thompson, Cory Terrell
Parkway – Tony Spielberg (Hallie Baker-has dropped out, her name will still be on the ballot but only vote for Spielberg so the vote isn’t diluted)
Pattonville – Daniel Wentz, Mary Kay Campbell
Platte County R3 – Mike Claxton, Mike Matousek
Pleasant Hill – Jesse Schuman, Adam Kassel
RayPec – Janet Jones, Dillen Steeby
Raytown C2 – Natalie Johnson-Berry, Alexis Christopher
Ritenour – Linda Henning, Aimee Ratliff
Republic – Robin Davidson
Rittenour – Linda Henning, Aimee Ratliff
Rockwood – Izzy Imig, Jessica Clark
School of the Osage R2 – Kelly Frisella, Stacy Neal
Sedalia – Michelle Quattlebaum, Brian Smith
Smithville – Christopher Palmer, Whitney Carlisle
Smithton – James Trelow, Brian Conardy
Southern Boone R1 – Bradley Bartow
Springfield – Kelly Byrne, Steve Makoski
St. Charles – Brian O’Mara
Union XI – Dave Aguilar (Paige Shortal has dropped out. Her name will still be on the ballot but only vote for Aguilar so the vote isn’t diluted)
Valley Park – Kim Bellchamber, Phyllis Geary
Warren County R3 (to fill vacancy-1 year) – Rachel Besselman
Warren County R3 – Carolyn Spraggs, Sarah Janes
Washington – Trish Mitchell, Kelly Brinkmann
Webster Groves – Justin Hauke, Brian Middendorf
Webster Groves (to fill vacancy-1 year) – Barb Stang
Wentzville – Katie Lyczak, Sandy Garber
Windsor C1 – Charles Huey
Wright City R2 – Beth Dean, Frank Zykan
–Metro Voice
