WASHINGTON 鈥� Voters in Fairfax County, Virginia, to聽select an at-large member for聽the county’s school board.
聽is Tuesday, Aug. 29. The last day for in-person absentee voting is Saturday, Aug. 26.
Four candidates want to succeed Jeanette Hough, who resigned to join her husband on an overseas work assignment. The term lasts until Dec. 31, 2019.
Here is a brief look at the candidates:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration
- Formerly worked for the Department of Defense before leaving to raise her聽sons
- Her two children聽are in聽Fairfax County Public Schools
- Believes more accountability and聽transparency are needed in the school board decision-making process
- Wants聽teacher training to聽be a priority to effectively address issues related to serving a diverse student body
- Coast Guard veteran endorsed by the Fairfax County聽Republican Party
- Has served on a number of school committees, such聽as the FCPS School Bonds Committee
- Project manager and adviser in the national security field
- MBA from Virginia Tech
- Has said his mother鈥檚 death before he started school helps him聽appreciate the power of teachers and mentors
- Wants to make sure children are prepared for the modern workforce and聽higher education
- An attorney and child advocate working聽mostly聽in juvenile and domestic-relations courts
- Endorsed by the Fairfax County Democratic Party, Attorney General Mark Herring and Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee Justin Fairfax
- Wants to ensure that after-school programs continue to receive federal money
- Wants to reduce bullying and decrease聽class sizes
- From her website: “My name is Michael (yes, just like the man鈥檚 name).”
- Master’s degrees in English and education
- Former high school English teacher聽now working in the tech sector
- Project manager for a consulting firm serving聽websites such as cancer.org
- Former vice president and current president of the PTA in聽her daughter鈥檚 school
