BOE election candidates 2024

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Anonymous wrote:Why is the District 4 race getting all the commentary here? Anyone have anything to say about the District 2 or at-large candidates?

Because it’s the only race with an African American incumbent. Isn’t it a little interesting that she chose this race? She could have just as easily have run for Harris’s seat. But Stewart targeted Evans. I wonder why.

Stewart filed her candidacy well before Evans did. Many people here thought Evans wasn't running again.

Evans filed in plenty of time for Stewart to re-file if she hadn’t been determined to challenge Evans.

What's wrong with challenging a two-term board member? Especially given the state of MCPS over those years.

Somehow, Shebra Evans is all to blame for the state of MCPS but you won’t hear Laura Stewart say anything bad about Lynne Harris. I wonder why

For one thing, Evans has been there twice as long as Harris, and was the board president for two of her eight years. She and her followers should be coming forward to explain the reasons people should vote for her to have a third term.

You mean the 2 years when as president she championed the county wide boundary analysis that the MCCPTA busy bodies like Laura Stewart loved so much? She had the guts to make sure the analysis was done in the face of fierce opposition. Stewart can’t even stomach the idea of people reading her old tweets.

I was 100% for the boundary analysis happening, but I thought Evans's leadership there was lackluster at best. She allowed the messaging from the board to be confusing and sometimes contradictory, and as usual did not question or push back on MCPS staff statements--unforced errors that gave the opposition so much more to work with.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is the District 4 race getting all the commentary here? Anyone have anything to say about the District 2 or at-large candidates?

Because it’s the only race with an African American incumbent. Isn’t it a little interesting that she chose this race? She could have just as easily have run for Harris’s seat. But Stewart targeted Evans. I wonder why.

Stewart filed her candidacy well before Evans did. Many people here thought Evans wasn't running again.

Evans filed in plenty of time for Stewart to re-file if she hadn’t been determined to challenge Evans.

What's wrong with challenging a two-term board member? Especially given the state of MCPS over those years.

Somehow, Shebra Evans is all to blame for the state of MCPS but you won’t hear Laura Stewart say anything bad about Lynne Harris. I wonder why

For one thing, Evans has been there twice as long as Harris, and was the board president for two of her eight years. She and her followers should be coming forward to explain the reasons people should vote for her to have a third term.

You mean the 2 years when as president she championed the county wide boundary analysis that the MCCPTA busy bodies like Laura Stewart loved so much? She had the guts to make sure the analysis was done in the face of fierce opposition. Stewart can’t even stomach the idea of people reading her old tweets.

I was 100% for the boundary analysis happening, but I thought Evans's leadership there was lackluster at best. She allowed the messaging from the board to be confusing and sometimes contradictory, and as usual did not question or push back on MCPS staff statements--unforced errors that gave the opposition so much more to work with.

She totally blew it. Getting done the first county wide boundary analysis in decades was a huge L.

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Anonymous wrote:Five candidates from District 2
Who is N Zimmerman? Filed on Friday.


Board of Education District 2

Brenda M Diaz
Non-Partisan
Jurisdiction Montgomery County
Status Active
Filed Regular -02/09/2024
Email [e-mail]
Committee Name Friends for Brenda M. Diaz
Contact Information
P.O. Box 83572
Gaithersburg, MD 20883-

Ricky Fai Mui
Non-Partisan
Jurisdiction Montgomery County
Status Active
Filed Regular -02/09/2024
Email [e-mail]
Website www.RickyFMui.com
Facebook Ricky_F_Mui_Works For You
Twitter @Vote4RickyFMui
Committee Name Supporters of Mui Ricky Fai
Contact Information
Montgomery Ave
Rockville, MD 20850-3818

Rebecca Keller Smondrowski
Non-Partisan
Jurisdiction Montgomery County
Status Active
Filed Regular -01/24/2024
Email [e-mail]
Facebook RebeccaonBoard
Twitter @RebeccaonBoard
Contact Information
313 Tannery Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20878-

Aby Thioye
Non-Partisan
Jurisdiction Montgomery County
Status Active
Filed Regular -02/07/2024
Email [e-mail]
Committee Name Citizens for Mame Abibatou Thioye Sall
Contact Information
Derwood, MD 20855-

Natalie Zimmerman
Non-Partisan
Jurisdiction Montgomery County
Status Active
Filed Regular -02/09/2024
Email [e-mail]
Twitter @ZimmermanforBOE
Other NZimmermanforBOE
Committee Name Friends of Natalie Zimmerman
Contact Information
Rockville, MD

Aby Thioye has a website now: https://www.aby4mcps.com/

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I’d sure love to be able to go back and see what Laura Stewart was saying on twitter during the boundary analysis. If I remember right, she had high praise for Evans and the rest of the board at the time. Really easy for her and her supporters to launch critiques from the back bench now that the Accountability and Transparency candidate has hidden her prior statements and advocacy from public view.

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And Ricky F. Mui's site has been updated now to reflect that he's running for BOE: https://rickyfmui.com/

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Anonymous wrote:Why is the District 4 race getting all the commentary here? Anyone have anything to say about the District 2 or at-large candidates?

Because it’s the only race with an African American incumbent. Isn’t it a little interesting that she chose this race? She could have just as easily have run for Harris’s seat. But Stewart targeted Evans. I wonder why.

Stewart filed her candidacy well before Evans did. Many people here thought Evans wasn't running again.

Evans filed in plenty of time for Stewart to re-file if she hadn’t been determined to challenge Evans.

What's wrong with challenging a two-term board member? Especially given the state of MCPS over those years.

Somehow, Shebra Evans is all to blame for the state of MCPS but you won’t hear Laura Stewart say anything bad about Lynne Harris. I wonder why

For one thing, Evans has been there twice as long as Harris, and was the board president for two of her eight years. She and her followers should be coming forward to explain the reasons people should vote for her to have a third term.

You mean the 2 years when as president she championed the county wide boundary analysis that the MCCPTA busy bodies like Laura Stewart loved so much? She had the guts to make sure the analysis was done in the face of fierce opposition. Stewart can’t even stomach the idea of people reading her old tweets.

I was 100% for the boundary analysis happening, but I thought Evans's leadership there was lackluster at best. She allowed the messaging from the board to be confusing and sometimes contradictory, and as usual did not question or push back on MCPS staff statements--unforced errors that gave the opposition so much more to work with.

I thought the BOE’s messaging was fine. It was comments from the sideline warriors like Lynne Harris on behalf of the MCCPTA who advocated “rolling the dice” every couple years to reshuffle boundaries that gave red meat to critics of the analysis. I don’t remember Evans’ measured talking points ever being tossed about by the crazies on both sides of the debate.

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Brenda M. Diaz does not seem to have a campaign website, but has a bio on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-m-diaz

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Anonymous wrote:I’d sure love to be able to go back and see what Laura Stewart was saying on twitter during the boundary analysis. If I remember right, she had high praise for Evans and the rest of the board at the time. Really easy for her and her supporters to launch critiques from the back bench now that the Accountability and Transparency candidate has hidden her prior statements and advocacy from public view.

You realize there is more to the internet than Twitter, right?

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Anonymous wrote:I’d sure love to be able to go back and see what Laura Stewart was saying on twitter during the boundary analysis. If I remember right, she had high praise for Evans and the rest of the board at the time. Really easy for her and her supporters to launch critiques from the back bench now that the Accountability and Transparency candidate has hidden her prior statements and advocacy from public view.

You realize there is more to the internet than Twitter, right?

Of course. But apparently Transparency and Accountability only relate to certain parts of it, according to Laura Stewart. You know, those parts that don’t contain her contemporaneous thoughts and positions on issues as they happened.

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Lol Steve and felon Ryan (maybe Eric, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Andrew, golf Ryan, Gordon, and Alan, too?).

Smart, progressive women who care about their community scare you.

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So much double talk from Stewart and her people. You’d think she’s already on the BOE if you didn’t know any bette. lol

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Anonymous wrote:Lol Steve and felon Ryan (maybe Eric, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Andrew, golf Ryan, Gordon, and Alan, too?).

Smart, progressive women who care about their community scare you.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is the District 4 race getting all the commentary here? Anyone have anything to say about the District 2 or at-large candidates?

Because it’s the only race with an African American incumbent. Isn’t it a little interesting that she chose this race? She could have just as easily have run for Harris’s seat. But Stewart targeted Evans. I wonder why.

Stewart filed her candidacy well before Evans did. Many people here thought Evans wasn't running again.

Dang. Pesky facts.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is the District 4 race getting all the commentary here? Anyone have anything to say about the District 2 or at-large candidates?

Because it’s the only race with an African American incumbent. Isn’t it a little interesting that she chose this race? She could have just as easily have run for Harris’s seat. But Stewart targeted Evans. I wonder why.

Stewart filed her candidacy well before Evans did. Many people here thought Evans wasn't running again.

Dang. Pesky facts.

She had time to switch races once Evans filed but she decided to run against Evans. Dang. Pesky facts.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is the District 4 race getting all the commentary here? Anyone have anything to say about the District 2 or at-large candidates?

Because it’s the only race with an African American incumbent. Isn’t it a little interesting that she chose this race? She could have just as easily have run for Harris’s seat. But Stewart targeted Evans. I wonder why.

Stewart filed her candidacy well before Evans did. Many people here thought Evans wasn't running again.

Dang. Pesky facts.

She had time to switch races once Evans filed but she decided to run against Evans. Dang. Pesky facts.

Evans could have run in a different race. Why didn't she?