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List: Who is running for school board in Linn and Johnson Counties
Molly Duffy
Aug. 3, 2017 9:06 pm, Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 2:07 pm
According to school board secretaries for eight local school districts, these are the candidates who will be on Sept. 12 ballots.
Cedar Rapids Community School District
(Three seats)
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• Incumbent Nancy Humbles, District 2
• Incumbent Keith Westercamp, District 3
• Jennifer Borcherding, District 3
• Incumbent Gary Anhalt, at-large
• Theodore Collins, at-large
• Christopher Gehrke, at-large
Iowa City Community School District
(Three at-large seats, one abbreviated two-year term because of Latasha DeLoach's resignation)
• JP Claussen
• Janet Godwin
• Ruthina Malone
• Laura Westemeyer
• Karen Woltman
• Charlie Eastham, two-year term
• Shawn Eyestone, two-year term
Linn-Mar Community School District
(Three at-large seats)
• Derek Jensen
• Cara Lausen
• John Sauer
• Rachel Wall
• Bob Gabel
• Robert Anderson
College Community School District
(Three seats)
• Incumbent Jed Peterson, District 2
• Incumbent Todd Hahlen, District 5
• Incumbent James Hodina, at-large
Marion Independent School District
(Three at-large seats)
• Incumbent Bill Hunton
• Incumbent Shari Irene Funck
No one filed for a third seat on the board.
Clear Creek Amana Community School District
(Three seats)
• Incumbent Bob Broghammer, District 2
• Scott Rohret, District 2
• Nikki Knapp, District 4
• Incumbent Eileen Schmidt, at-large
• Kathy Swenka, at-large
• Shawn Zierke, at large
Solon Community School District
(Three at-large seats)
• Incumbent Tim Brown
• Rick Jedlicka
• Dan Coons
• Nicole Pizzini
Mount Vernon Community School District
(Three at-large seats)
• Incumbent Lori Merlak
• Incumbent Sherry Grunder
• Incumbent Rick Elliott
• Jeremy Kunz
• Ryan Williams deadline for school board candidates to file petitions in Linn and Johnson counties was 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids Community School District buses at the Education Leadership Support Center in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, August 7, 2014. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)