BOE - who are people voting for?

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Anonymous wrote:Who are the most conservative leaning candidates?

This is MoCo, so do you mean "center"?

I didn't ask the question but I guess?

Who are the candidates who aren't MomsForLiberty but will provide a nice balance to the progressives on the board?

I think Montoya fits that bill.

I read up thread that she was some kind of a marijuana lobbyist. Is that true or is that a false rumor?

She is pro-legalization but for adults 21 and over. She's pretty firm on restricting access to marijuana for those 21 and under and wants greater enforcement around that.

We know from tobacco that secondhand smoke is a real problem. Does she expect that parents smoking at home won’t expose their kids to the smoke and damage their developing brains (especially when the parents’ judgment is impaired because they’re high)?

Kennedy is a prime example of the house to school drug pipeline. I get it, it’s legal for adults, but it’s never been easier for kids to have access to it whether it’s stolen or given by the parents. But nobody’s going to listen to me because “we” (not me) voted for it so it’s legal now.

Precisely why we also need to look at banning alcohol in this country. The 21 and over rule obviously doesn’t work and kids have too easy access to it at home and then at school.

LOL that will never happen. States sell alcohol the revenue is insane.

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Anonymous wrote:Mui looks good to me...

For me, this just reaffirmed the Apple ballot was dead on. Still voting for Montoya, Zimmerman, and Stewart.

The Apple Ballot is usually dead on and generally gets their candidates elected, which is why our current BOE - most of whom were endorsed by the Apple Ballot - is doing such a stellar job. I agree we need to keep their streak going and vote in the new Apple Ballot slate.

The Apple ballot is fantastic this time though. Even better than other years. Definitely voting in the mainstream candidates not the RWNJs or incumbents.

+1 the Apple Ballot this year is doubling down on what has made the BOE so successful to date. Voting Apple Ballot is the only way to keep up the great work that the BOE - and its current Apple Ballot endorsees on the board now - has been doing.

DP. What are you talking about? There are 3 incumbents on the ballot this year. The Apple Ballot endorsed 0 of the incumbents. There are no incumbents on the Apple Ballot this year. Every candidate on the Apple Ballot is a non-incumbent.

The Apple Ballot this year is the realistic, we-need-change-but-not-from-cranks choice. I had decided, independently on my own, to vote for Montoya, Zimmerman, and Stewart, so it was interesting when I found out that those were the Apple Ballot choices.

Apple Ballot endorses Smondrowski and Evans:

https://moco360.media/2016/06/02/teachers-union-announces-endorsements-in-board-of-education-races/

I guess the fact that you think these 2 are so bad goes to show you how good the apple ballot is in picking successful BOE members.

You are citing the 2016 endorsement. It is not 2016. It is 2024. The Apple Ballot in 2024 is Montoya (not an incumbent), Zimmerman (not an incumbent), Stewart (not an incumbent).

Yes, and like the Apple Ballot endorsed Smondrowski and Evans, these 3 latest candidates will be amazing once they get to the BOE.

I think the job is harder than it looks - don't predict amazing just yet, 2 of those candidates have marginal experience in education affairs - Zimmerman, as a teacher, has no budgetary experience, and that is a very different job than managing oversight in a highly regulated $3.3 billion endeavor. Similarly, Montoya's experience as a PTA president of her elementary school, with no budgetary experience, does not make her a prepared candidate.

I agree about Zimmerman. She seems like a lovely lady and a nice teacher but I don’t think she has the experience to be on the board of education. Does she have kids? I don’t remember, but I don’t think she’s the answer, even though she has the endorsement.

She doesn't have kids, but I don't see why that should matter for a teacher from the system. She's seen more MCPS problems up close than most parents would.

Yes, I know that and I also agree with that but I have also criticized Mendel for not having kids in the system so I need to be consistent with my own logic.

Mandel

"Does not have kids in the system" it's way worse than that. She's an idiot. She's not fit for any office. She treats other humans like garbage (look at her Instagram & Utube & reddit for her scrubbed tweets), she's a liar, self-proclaimed "Grandma killer", Mrs Moms4Liberty, Classic education code for Christian Nationalist curriculum and she has no idea what a curriculum looks like she thinks kids "start reading in 4th grade", her social media is god awful, her entitled attitude is just horrific, suing MCPS & BOE currently, with Stephen Miller's group America First. Stephen Miller's group is nothing but hate and lies and should be no where near any education.

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Anonymous wrote:Who are the most conservative leaning candidates?

Diaz, Mandel, Hidyat, none should be voted in. Not one. All are Moms4Liberty keep that shit out of our schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Who are the most conservative leaning candidates?

This is MoCo, so do you mean "center"?

I didn't ask the question but I guess?

Who are the candidates who aren't MomsForLiberty but will provide a nice balance to the progressives on the board?

I think Montoya fits that bill.

I read up thread that she was some kind of a marijuana lobbyist. Is that true or is that a false rumor?

She is pro-legalization but for adults 21 and over. She's pretty firm on restricting access to marijuana for those 21 and under and wants greater enforcement around that.

She is a promoter of marijuana use for medical purposes; she uses art herself for pain management:

https://www.cannabizmd.com/patient-stories/life-long-community-activist-and-superwoman/:

Owner of chingona consulting, Rita is now actively working to bringing her knowledge, patient experience and professional training to the Maryland cannabis industry and other emerging markets. She serves on the Tea Pad Advisory Board (a sister company of CannabizMD,) with that focus and drive.

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uses it herself

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Moco360 has compiled links to several of the candidate forums here:

https://moco360.media/2024/05/01/ahead-of-early-voting-heres-how-to-watch-the-board-of-education-candidate-forums/

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Anonymous wrote:uses it herself

who cares...

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Anonymous wrote:Who are the most conservative leaning candidates?

This is MoCo, so do you mean "center"?

I didn't ask the question but I guess?

Who are the candidates who aren't MomsForLiberty but will provide a nice balance to the progressives on the board?

I think Montoya fits that bill.

I read up thread that she was some kind of a marijuana lobbyist. Is that true or is that a false rumor?

She is pro-legalization but for adults 21 and over. She's pretty firm on restricting access to marijuana for those 21 and under and wants greater enforcement around that.

She is a promoter of marijuana use for medical purposes; she uses art herself for pain management:

https://www.cannabizmd.com/patient-stories/life-long-community-activist-and-superwoman/:

Owner of chingona consulting, Rita is now actively working to bringing her knowledge, patient experience and professional training to the Maryland cannabis industry and other emerging markets. She serves on the Tea Pad Advisory Board (a sister company of CannabizMD,) with that focus and drive.

That's great that Montoya is into the cannibas business. Kind of wish she was into education more:

Decolonizing Cannabis: Policies to Support Small Business and Regenerative Farming

Moderator: Matthew Schweich, Executive Director, Interim, Marijuana Policy Project

Alexander Oxendine, Cultivator, White Earth Tribe

Rita Montoya, JD, Principal, Company Filing Solutions

Mark Grignon, Hempstead Project Heart

https://indigenouscannabissummit.com/agenda

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Anonymous wrote:Moco360 has compiled links to several of the candidate forums here:

https://moco360.media/2024/05/01/ahead-of-early-voting-heres-how-to-watch-the-board-of-education-candidate-forums/

The Moderately MOCO one take with a grain of salt.

Listen to the candidates carefully. Word choice is important here.
If you listen carefully some of the candidates are parroting RW garbage, they think you don't know because of their word choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Who are the most conservative leaning candidates?

This is MoCo, so do you mean "center"?

I didn't ask the question but I guess?

Who are the candidates who aren't MomsForLiberty but will provide a nice balance to the progressives on the board?

Smondrowksi isn't progressive - she's balanced and listens to constituents.

I voted for her last time but honestly she’s done nothing of note during her time on the board. If she was more forceful in her questioning of MCPS I’d be inclined to give her another chance.

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In addition to the Apple Ballot, the union representing paras, bus drivers, kitchen staff, services, etc., endorses:

https://www.seiu500.org/2024-endorsements

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Anonymous wrote:Who are the most conservative leaning candidates?

This is MoCo, so do you mean "center"?

I didn't ask the question but I guess?

Who are the candidates who aren't MomsForLiberty but will provide a nice balance to the progressives on the board?

Smondrowksi isn't progressive - she's balanced and listens to constituents.

I voted for her last time but honestly she’s done nothing of note during her time on the board. If she was more forceful in her questioning of MCPS I’d be inclined to give her another chance.

She had her shot and failed to deliver. It's time to get some new blood.

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Anonymous wrote:In addition to the Apple Ballot, the union representing paras, bus drivers, kitchen staff, services, etc., endorses:

https://www.seiu500.org/2024-endorsements

You’ve got to be kidding me. They endorsed all the current BOE? Are they even paying attention?! Talk about out of touch……

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Anonymous wrote:Who are the most conservative leaning candidates?

This is MoCo, so do you mean "center"?

I didn't ask the question but I guess?

Who are the candidates who aren't MomsForLiberty but will provide a nice balance to the progressives on the board?

Smondrowksi isn't progressive - she's balanced and listens to constituents.

I voted for her last time but honestly she’s done nothing of note during her time on the board. If she was more forceful in her questioning of MCPS I’d be inclined to give her another chance.

Agree- too rubber stamp for me.

Hidayat isn’t moms4liberty (despite the earlier accusation) and seems ready to ask the tough question our current BOE hasn’t done in a long time. He’s getting my vote.

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Anonymous wrote:Who are the most conservative leaning candidates?

This is MoCo, so do you mean "center"?

I didn't ask the question but I guess?

Who are the candidates who aren't MomsForLiberty but will provide a nice balance to the progressives on the board?

Smondrowksi isn't progressive - she's balanced and listens to constituents.

I voted for her last time but honestly she’s done nothing of note during her time on the board. If she was more forceful in her questioning of MCPS I’d be inclined to give her another chance.

Or if voters were told exactly what role she had in the recent MCPS scandal!