Registered voters in Colorado Springs should have received their mail-in ballots by now. They’re due back in the election office by November 3rd, and in addition to the ballot issues everyone’s talking about, there are school board races for a number of districts. (Here’s more information on Ballot Issue 2C.)
Listed below is the contact information to the candidates up for election for each school district. I’ve made every effort to provide as much information as possible, but unfortunately wasn’t able to find information for all of the candidates. Please leave a comment if you know of additional information not listed here.
Here are quick links to access the information for different districts. Click “read more” at the bottom to expand this post. If you’d like to view a school district map or CSAP reports by district and grade level, look here.
Colorado Springs School District 11
Academy School District 20
Falcon School District 49
Harrison School District 2
Calhan School District RJ-1
Hanover School District 28
Lewis-Palmer School District 38
Manitou Springs School District 14
Ellicott School District 22
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
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Colorado Springs School District 11
Board of Education Director – four year term, vote for three:
Al Loma (R)
Website: El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Email: revloma@vocolorado.org
Phone: 719.271.3659
Chyrese Exline (D)
Website: Facebook Group – Cheyrese Exline for D11
Email: chexline@comcast.net
LuAnn Long (D)
No information found.
Delia Armstrong-Busby (D)
Website: Committee To Elect Delia Armstrong Busby
Sandra Mann (R)
Email: mannmedia@yahoo.com
Phone: 719-548-0503
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Academy School District 20
Director – four year term, vote for three:
Doug Lundberg (R)
Website: El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Email: doug.lundberg@asd20.org
Phone: 719-488-0485
Tracey Johnson (U)
Website: El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Email: traceyannajohnson@yahoo.com
Phone: 719-237-8634
Terry Kunkel (R)
Website: El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Email: terry@tdkrealty.com
Phone: 719-332-0642
Catherine Bullock (R)
Website: Bullock4D20.com
Email: Catherine@bullock4d20.com
Phone: 719-351-9511
Linda Van Matre (R)
Website: LindaForD20.com
El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Email: TalkToLinda@LindaForD20.com
Phone: 719-528-1634
Fran Reichert (U)
Website: El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Email: flreichert@earthlink.net
Phone: 719-594-6796
Mark Smith (R)
Website: El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Email: the.wahiawa.smiths@att.net
Phone: (719) 598-7149
Dan Reifschneider (R)
Website: Dan-r12.org
El Paso County Republic School Board Candidate Survey
Email: elect@dan-r12.org
Phone: (719) 964-5176
James M. Jenista (R)
No information found.
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Falcon District 49
Vote for three (four-year term)
Donahue Quashie (R)
Website: quashieford49.org
http://www.gopelpaso.com/edresources/index_641.cfm
Email: donquashie@comcast.net
Danielle Lindorf (R)
Website: votedanielle.org
Email: campaign@votedanielle.org
Christopher Wright (R)
Website: Wrightford49.org
Email: info@empowerparents.org
Tammy Harold (U)
Website: TammyHarold.org
http://www.gopelpaso.com/edresources/index_655.cfm
Email: Contact Form
Phone: 719-591-6237
John Koster
Website: ElectJohnKoster.org
Email: johnkoster@Q.com
Phone: 719-649-0994
Jackie Vialpando (D)
Website: JackieVialpando.com
http://www.gopelpaso.com/edresources/index_657.cfm
Email: jackievialpando@yahoo.com
Phone: 719-510-7019
Jon Rowley (D)
No information found.
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Harrison School District 2
Director – four year term, vote for three:
Richard Price
No information found.
Deborah L. Hendrix (R)
No information found.
Linda M. Pugh (R)
Website: El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Phone: (719) 576-1121
Steve Hester (R)
No information found.
I. Ed Ralston
No information found.
Note: Here’s a Gazette article that briefly shares some of the candidates’ goals for the district and personal backgrounds.
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Calhan School District RJ-1
Director – four year term, vote for three
Rachel Britton
No information found.
Maria P. Herndon
No information found.
Timothy J. Swanson
No information found.
Scott Mikit
No information found.
Dan Crook
No information found.
Nile Fischer
No information found.
Note: here’s a Gazette article with a little more information on the Calhan school district election.
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Hanover School District 28
Director – two year term, vote for one:
Rik Noring Jr. (R)
Website: Hanover School District 20 – Meet the Candidates
James Tyler (R)
Website: Hanover School District 20 – Meet the Candidates
Hanover School District 28
Director – four year team, vote for two:
Mark A. McPherson (R)
Website: Hanover School District 20 – Meet the Candidates
Thomas A. Humiston (R)
Website: Hanover School District 20 – Meet the Candidates
Write-In
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Lewis-Palmer School District 38
Director District 3 – four year term, vote for one:
David J. Cloud
Website: El Paso County Republican School Board Candidate Survey
Email: dbc07@q.com
Phone: 719-488-9635
Gail T. Wilson
Website: GailWilsonforLP.com
Email: gailwilson38@yahoo.com
Phone: 719.488.1796
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Manitou Springs School District 14
Director – four year term, vote for two:
Marsha Ann Weimer – (WITHDRAWN)
Molly Stevens
No information found.
Clemente “Gino” Mendoza
No information found.
Note: According to the Gazette, “Molly Stevens and Gino Mendoza likely will be named the newest members of the Manitou Springs School District 14 Board of Education before the votes are counted in November. That’s because the third candidate, Marsha Weimer, withdrew from the race last week for personal reasons. But it was too late to change the certified ballot, which had gone to the printer, said Liz Olson, El Paso County election manager. The votes for Stevens and Mendoza will be counted, but it’s probably not necessary.”
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Ellicott School District 22
Director – four year term, vote for three
Jennifer Ades (R)
No information found.
Sherry Ann Ferriman (R)
No information found.
Robert N. Miller (D)
No information found.
Gary A. Dahn (U)
No information found.
MaryAnna Clemons (U)
No information found.
Beatrice Mae Twiss (R)
No information found.
Stefanie Dickinson (R)
No information found.
Gary Lake (R)
No information found.
Katrina Sutton (R)
No information found.
Note: Here’s more on the Ellicott school district race from the Gazette.
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Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
Director – four year term, vote for two:
Dawn Bentley (U)
No information found.
Suzanne Clark Foster (R)
No information found.
Dale M. Rough, III (R)
No information found.
Note: Here’s more on the Fountain school district race from the Gazette.
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If you know additional information about candidate contact information or interviews, I’d love to add it to this list! Leave a comment below and I’ll add it ASAP.
Note: Political affiliations are taken from here. (R) = Republican, (D) = Democrat, and (U) = indicates either unaffiliated/did not respond. School district elections are held as non-partisan, party affiliations provided for those who find them helpful.
