BOE election candidates 2024

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What does the "at large" person do?

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Anonymous wrote:What does the "at large" person do?

All the members do the same thing and have the same countywide constituency. The two "at large" members can live anywhere within MoCo, as opposed to the five district members, who must live within their specific district.

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Anonymous wrote:What was hard to understand about my post?

Mandel is a hard no. Not considering her.

Stewart IMO would be focused on activist stuff. Performative social issues. I would prefer a candidate focus on the basics- bringing up our sad test scores, improving school safety, reliable transportation, etc. I'm also concerned about her previous positions on busing for equity, and please to raise taxes.

You are welcome to vote as you wish.

You are making up stuff about Stewart just to throw incendiary nonsense out there. What you say has no basis in fact. Please try another way besides an anonymous forum in order to campaign.

DP. None of this is made up. It’s in her testimony, the email exchanges she’s had with the BOE (so special that she got a response), and her now-private twitter feed. Sounds like you need to educate yourself more.

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Anonymous wrote:What was hard to understand about my post?

Mandel is a hard no. Not considering her.

Stewart IMO would be focused on activist stuff. Performative social issues. I would prefer a candidate focus on the basics- bringing up our sad test scores, improving school safety, reliable transportation, etc. I'm also concerned about her previous positions on busing for equity, and please to raise taxes.

You are welcome to vote as you wish.

You are making up stuff about Stewart just to throw incendiary nonsense out there. What you say has no basis in fact. Please try another way besides an anonymous forum in order to campaign.

DP. None of this is made up. It’s in her testimony, the email exchanges she’s had with the BOE (so special that she got a response), and her now-private twitter feed. Sounds like you need to educate yourself more.

Fascinating that you have access to Stewart's email.

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Anonymous wrote:What was hard to understand about my post?

Mandel is a hard no. Not considering her.

Stewart IMO would be focused on activist stuff. Performative social issues. I would prefer a candidate focus on the basics- bringing up our sad test scores, improving school safety, reliable transportation, etc. I'm also concerned about her previous positions on busing for equity, and please to raise taxes.

You are welcome to vote as you wish.

You are making up stuff about Stewart just to throw incendiary nonsense out there. What you say has no basis in fact. Please try another way besides an anonymous forum in order to campaign.

DP. None of this is made up. It’s in her testimony, the email exchanges she’s had with the BOE (so special that she got a response), and her now-private twitter feed. Sounds like you need to educate yourself more.

Fascinating that you have access to Stewart's email.

Someone got it via MPIA (the BOE members’ official emails are public records) and has been posting them on twitter. Not really that fascinating at all and not nearly as fascinating as getting a reply from a BOE member.

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

It's a non-partisan job.

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

Bethany Mandel is a liar she is not a Dem full stop. So if she lies over and over again and we know it before voting who votes for that utter crap.

She has no business being anywhere near a BOE she is a NAZI loving POS.

Not to mention she is literally brain dead and brings nothing of substance to the job.

Change is one thing, voting for the likes of this moron Mandel is just dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

All of the D4 candidates are registered as Democrats, so one party-rule is assured. Or maybe you’re suggesting that Bethany Mandel is a Republican? That would be crazy if a Republican registered as a Democrat to try to trick people.

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

All of the D4 candidates are registered as Democrats, so one party-rule is assured. Or maybe you’re suggesting that Bethany Mandel is a Republican? That would be crazy if a Republican registered as a Democrat to try to trick people.

That is exactly what she did. She is not a Democrat period full stop. She's a god dammed liar.

I personally am going to make sure everyone knows that.

Find her Utube videos you will see what a brain dead sub human is.

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

All of the D4 candidates are registered as Democrats, so one party-rule is assured. Or maybe you’re suggesting that Bethany Mandel is a Republican? That would be crazy if a Republican registered as a Democrat to try to trick people.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

Yep she's a liar

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

Bethany Mandel is a liar she is not a Dem full stop. So if she lies over and over again and we know it before voting who votes for that utter crap.

She has no business being anywhere near a BOE she is a NAZI loving POS.

Not to mention she is literally brain dead and brings nothing of substance to the job.

Change is one thing, voting for the likes of this moron Mandel is just dumb.

Wut? I can’t wait to vote for her. Shove it!

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

All of the D4 candidates are registered as Democrats, so one party-rule is assured. Or maybe you’re suggesting that Bethany Mandel is a Republican? That would be crazy if a Republican registered as a Democrat to try to trick people.

That is exactly what she did. She is not a Democrat period full stop. She's a god dammed liar.

I personally am going to make sure everyone knows that.

Find her Utube videos you will see what a brain dead sub human is.

No way. Someone would have to be totally deranged to do all that for a part-time job.

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Anonymous wrote:Rolling Stone has taken notice of the Bethany Mandel campaign:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bethany-mandel-conservative-school-board-1234968716/

This is just click-bait.

She's not running as a Democrat. It's a nonpartisan race. She's registered as a Democrat because in this county it's the only way to have an impact on the primary race. I wish MD had open primaries.

Signed,
Stewart supporter

Someone should let Stewart it’s a nonpartisan race.

Signed,
A Democrat who voted for Jawando and Mink

When one of your opponents is Bethany Mandel, I don't think it's possible to campaign without mentioning partisan political issues.

It’s not the issues that bother me. It’s the “Vote for me because I’m a leader in the women’s democratic club” that bothers me.”

It's a relevant part of her background, no? Do you think she just shouldn't mention it?

Vote for her, don't vote for her, it's your decision not mine, but I do think it's interesting how the vast majority, like 90% of posts, on this thread are about one candidate, as though nobody else were running for BoE. It's also interesting how apparently this one candidate is bad both because she hides her background and also because she doesn't hide her background.

+1 I didn't come into this conversation as a huge Stewart fan and in fact, am the first person who said that I wasn't inclined to vote for her because she seemed like a nice white lady who is reluctant to ask difficult questions.

However, the addition of Mandel to this race changes everything for me. She is someone who has a stated platform of making life difficult for families like mine. That overrides any less significant concerns I have about Stewart.

Moreover, the thing about being a Democratic party official seems like a nothing burger. I don't think it makes the race partisan, and I see it as just signaling that she is politically engaged beyond school stuff. That's fine and normal, particularly in this area.

Same here in terms of being on the fence before Mandel entered the race. Now that she's running, I feel like we need to do everything we can to make sure she doesn't win. With Shebra Evans proving she can win a couple elections already, I'm inclined to vote for her again. I'm worried that a vote for Laura Stewart is a vote for Mandel, since it will split the reasonable vote and empower Mandel going into the general. I don't love any incumbent in this race, but given their track record of getting elected, I'd rather put my chips on someone who has proven they can win already rather than run the risk of letting a crazy person get a seat on the boe.

The first time Shebra ran, she faced Jill Ortman-Fouse, and Shebra lost. The next two times she ran, Shebra has not had significant competition. In fact, Shebra may not have had any opponent in 2020. I can't find that information online. So, in terms of Shebra being the more likely to be reelected because she is the incumbent, I don't know I put much belief in that. Especially this year, after the problems this last year with MCPS.

Shebra Evans defeated Steve Solomon in 2020. She received 273,000 votes, the most out of any candidate that ran in any BOE race that year.

Steve Solomon likes to run for office without bothering to learn anything about the issues. I am not surprised that Shebra Evans beat him handily, as the incumbent. This year, being an incumbent may prove to be a liability for Evans and Laura Stewart is a highly competent candidate who understands both policy and fiscal issues and who has worked for years on education issues.

Yes, we get it. Laura Stewart is an insider and has helped make MCPS what it is today.

Which is why I’m voting for Mandel. Time for new blood on the BoE even if they have different points of view. Tired of the BoE rubber stamping whatever the super and CO says

Ms. Mandel, You have zero experience with public schools as you home-school your children. You are in no way ready or capable of the responsibility of oversight for a $3.16 billion public school enterprise.

Any taxpayer is entitled to run for BOE and give oversight. Maybe if there were more dissenting opinions the BOe would actually discuss and question things from the super and CO. A one party board is not good.

Bethany Mandel is a liar she is not a Dem full stop. So if she lies over and over again and we know it before voting who votes for that utter crap.

She has no business being anywhere near a BOE she is a NAZI loving POS.

Not to mention she is literally brain dead and brings nothing of substance to the job.

Change is one thing, voting for the likes of this moron Mandel is just dumb.

Wut? I can’t wait to vote for her. Shove it!

What she’s an idiot! What in the world does that Nazi lying sack of crap offer?

She can not even use a dictionary her kids have never gone to public school and she’s literally an idiot.

Who votes in a Nazi liar?