BOE election candidates 2024

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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.

Have you looked her up? She’s mentally incompetent. Check out how she claimed she killed her grandmother.

She lies and she’s all over Utube spewing utter garbage

[Anonymous]

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.

But Stewart seems very committed to equity, no?

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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.

This is all such a mess. I hope everyone sees through this but it makes me nervous. Best to just put your vote behind Evans to make sure this Mandel character loses big time.

[Anonymous]

Mandel is a Republican
She tried to scrumb some tweets and FB pots

Plenty of scandals

Ultimately who votes for the liar ?

She’s conservative dumb and reckless do not trust her

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mandel is a Republican
She tried to scrumb some tweets and FB pots

Plenty of scandals

Ultimately who votes for the liar ?

She’s conservative dumb and reckless do not trust her

Seems really personal for you. Are you the purported grandmother?

[Anonymous]

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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.

But Stewart seems very committed to equity, no?

Mmm! More red meat!

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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.

Have you looked her up? She’s mentally incompetent. Check out how she claimed she killed her grandmother.

She lies and she’s all over Utube spewing utter garbage

Thank goodness you were getting the word out. I would have never known about Mandel. It makes more sense that she’s a Republican because killing grandmothers is what they do.

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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.

You don't live in Montgomery County, do you? The BoE election is non-partisan.

I do not look forward to the national attention from creeps and haters, resulting from this nationally-known hater creep running for school board.

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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.

You don't live in Montgomery County, do you? The BoE election is non-partisan.

I do not look forward to the national attention from creeps and haters, resulting from this nationally-known hater creep running for school board.

Laura Stewart is quite intolerant of people who disagree with her but “hater creep” just isn’t accurate let alone fair. You have no basis for this attack.

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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.

This is all such a mess. I hope everyone sees through this but it makes me nervous. Best to just put your vote behind Evans to make sure this Mandel character loses big time.

Dem is preferable these days with the GOP now the authoritarian MAGA party of conspiracy theories.

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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.

You don't live in Montgomery County, do you? The BoE election is non-partisan.

I do not look forward to the national attention from creeps and haters, resulting from this nationally-known hater creep running for school board.

Laura Stewart is quite intolerant of people who disagree with her but “hater creep” just isn’t accurate let alone fair. You have no basis for this attack.

She sounds great to me. I'm registered in D4 and she's hands down the best candidate.

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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.

You don't live in Montgomery County, do you? The BoE election is non-partisan.

I do not look forward to the national attention from creeps and haters, resulting from this nationally-known hater creep running for school board.

Laura Stewart is quite intolerant of people who disagree with her but “hater creep” just isn’t accurate let alone fair. You have no basis for this attack.

The thing about jokes is they're supposed to be funny.

Let's be clear, though. The nationally-known hater creep is Bethany Mandel.

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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.

You don't live in Montgomery County, do you? The BoE election is non-partisan.

I do not look forward to the national attention from creeps and haters, resulting from this nationally-known hater creep running for school board.

Laura Stewart is quite intolerant of people who disagree with her but “hater creep” just isn’t accurate let alone fair. You have no basis for this attack.

The thing about jokes is they're supposed to be funny.

Let's be clear, though. The nationally-known hater creep is Bethany Mandel.

Agree, and I'm also not especially tolerant of some people's hateful intolerance.

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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.

The election is non-partisan in that there aren't separate party primaries for it (the primary is only to winnow the field to 2 for the general election). The job is non-partisan in that sense. Anyone elected certainly can have their own political leanings, and, as PP suggested, one-party hegemony tends to produce undesirable results.

That said, a bitterly partisan opposition in a deliberative body can be as disruptive to the common good, bogging things down, as that hegemony might be inefficient, failing to address non-partisan needs and/or allowing effective graft. I don't think Mandel would add productively to the discussion, but I don't think she has much of a chance in the general, anyway. A centrist/true independent would offer a better chance, both of being elected and of getting better results with reasoned dissent to the partisan bloc.

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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.

This is all such a mess. I hope everyone sees through this but it makes me nervous. Best to just put your vote behind Evans to make sure this Mandel character loses big time.

Mandel has no chance in the general election, so why Evans?. Better to put the vote behind Stewart. That, at least, would give us a chance at change from the poor oversight of Evans' term. Evans very likely will get enough from her base to make it to the general, in any case. Any more for her squeezes Stewart out, not Mandel.

If you want the least amount of face time for Mandel in this whole thing, and, let's face it, that's what she's really doing, here, propping her profile for more page views/more Fox interviews (driving her revenue, of course), vote for Stewart in the primary.
Then, if you really want to reconsider, you can always vote for Evans in the general.