US/NC/Durham/elec/2022/05/school board

2022 Durham NC school board election

About

Five registered Republicans are challenging three Democratic incumbents and one unaffiliated member; a fifth board member is not seeking reelection.

Wingnut Slate

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This year's school board election in Durham, as in other areas in the US, has been targeted for takeover by GOP-funded anti-education, anti-democratic interests who have put forward a slate of far-right candidates under the slogan "Better Board, Better Schools".

Endorsements

• Durham Association of Educators: Emily Chávez, Bettina Umstead, Matt Sears, Natalie Beyer, Millicent Rogers
• Kids Voting Durham 2022 School Board Election Guide
  • Full Guide: print version
  • Full Guide: slides with video (not sure how to access video)
• 2022-04-27 IndyWeek: 2022 Primary Endorsements: Durham County: Emily Chávez, Bettina Umstead, Matt Sears, Natalie Beyer, Millicent Rogers
• 2022-04-01 Rev-elution Election Endorsements: Durham County Board of Education

Links

Candidate Questionnaires

• DPS School Board Questionnaires 2022: responses, by candidate
• IW: Natalie Beyer

Dialogue with Candidates

• 2022-04-25 IMA, April 2022 (video, 2h06m15s): forum with school board candidates, hosted by St. Joseph AME

Candidate-Provided Information

• Natalie Beyer: campaign web site

News (to file)

• 2022-04-20
  • IW: Durham School Board Candidate Says Two Influential Political Groups Have Been Infiltrated By Marxists: as if Marxism was shameful somehow? So much for the free exchange of ideas.