Random Musings: Don't ignore school board races. They've become ground zero in Trumpkin-originated culture wars.

Don't ignore downballot races; while Cheeto's first elected position was a top-of-the-ballot one, some of the candidates at the bottom of the ballot are just as insidious and just as unqualified for any public position as him.

From NBCNews -

Covid and critical race theory: Sleepy school board races are waking up
The Blue Valley School District in Johnson County, Kansas, boasts some of the top public high schools in the state. Generally, candidates for the school board sail to victory unopposed, while turnout is a meager single-digit percentage of all eligible voters.
"Very sleepy, very sedate," said Andrew Van Der Laan, who is running for one of three contested seats on the school board in the Nov. 2 election.

Arizona's not immune to this. I'll look at some Maricopa County races, but it can/will happen in Pima County, Coconino County, or elsewhere. The elections for those positions are a year+ out.

Let's be clear: Many of these folks should NEVER be allowed to be in the same zip code as a school, much less near the governing board of a public school district.

Let's be clear2: Many of the folks that I looked at smelled bad, but I couldn't immediately find anything to point to or I couldn't verify that the information I found pertained to the candidate in question, so I moved on. NOT being included here is not an endorsement of any kind.

Statements of Interest from potential candidates are here; not all candidates have formed committees as yet or will even run. Also, this is based on statements of interest not committees.

Chandler USD

Charlotte Golla looks to be an R from Chandler and is a member of the Chandler Republican Women.

Kurt Rohr is from Chandler and has a history of despising truth.

Nicole Eidson is from Chandler, is a Republican, and has an email addy that starts with "mom4liberty".

Deer Valley USD

Jessica Trejo has an email addy that starts with "jctpatriot".

Tony Bouie has ethical "issues".

David Alvarado seems to be conflicted to the point of disqualification.

Dysart USD

Jon Polk, is. ummm, one of the reasons for this post.

From LinkedIn -

EVIT

Jeffrey Fleetham is a current member of the EVIT board, a FOD (Friend of Dougie) and an NRA guy.

Ian Murray is the chair of the LD25 Republicans.

Rochelle "Shelli" Boggs, current EVIT board member and clerk of the board and a failed 2020 candidate for the governing board of the Maricopa County Community College District not only is running for the EVIT board again, she's making another run for a seat on the MCCCD board. She is problematical.

From the Phoenix New Times -