Goal almost met with more than 5,000 signatures collected to get bond to fund facility needs placed on November ballot
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Goal almost met with more than 5,000 signatures collected to get bond to fund facility needs placed on November ballot
This voter guide includes information about who is running for re-election to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City school boards. The Gazette will be speaking with candidates about their campaigns and priorities in future stories.
Dexter Merschbrock, who opposed the failed $220 million bond referendum, was defeated by a challenger.
In Linn County, the trickle-down effect of state and national politics seems to have swayed campaign donors in some Cedar Rapids and Linn-Mar school board races that are on the ballot Nov. 7, with right-leaning candidates out-raising some incumbents.
Nine candidates are vying for four seats on the Cedar Rapids Community School District board election.
Cindy Garlock is running for the Cedar Rapids School Board as an at-large candidate. She is an incumbent. Here are her answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.
Dexter Merschbrock is running for the Cedar Rapids School Board for the District 4 seat. He is an incumbent. Here are his answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.
Kaitlin Byers is running for the Cedar Rapids School Board for the District 4 seat. She is not an incumbent. Here are her answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.
Jen Neumann is running for the Cedar Rapids School Board as an at-large candidate. She is an incumbent. Here are her answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.
David Tominsky is running for the Cedar Rapids School Board for the District 1 seat. He is an incumbent. Here are his answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.
Barclay Woerner is running for the Cedar Rapids School Board as an at-large candidate. He is not an incumbent. Here are his answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.
Donald Taylor is running for the Cedar Rapids School Board as an at-large candidate. He is not an incumbent. Here are his answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.
Stacie Johnson is running for the Cedar Rapids School Board for the District 1 seat. She is not an incumbent. Here are her answers to a survey we sent to all of the candidates.
Learn more about the school board seats on the ballot in Cedar Rapids, College Community, Linn-Mar, Iowa City and Clear Creek Amana.
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