Election 2025: Katy Khan For Hatboro-Horsham School Board

Candidates running in the May 20 primary election are providing background about themselves and their positions on the issues to voters in these profiles, which will run in Patch individually for each candidate.

HATBORO / HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — Katy Khan is running as a Democrat for the Hatboro-Horsham School Board in the May 20 primary general election.

Khan is one of 10 candidates vying for five, four-year terms, including some who are cross-filing as Democrats and Republicans.

The candidates besides Kahn are Democrats Madison Pease, Robert Jarvis, Jennifer Wilson, and Ashley R. Pierson. They are also cross-filed as Republicans. The Republicans are Eric Grier, Anthony Spangler, Eric Tilghman, Bernie Sousa, and Jimmy Zuniga.

Four incumbent school directors are not seeking re-election. They are Erin Stroup, Tara Conner-Hallston, Maggie Kistner, and Erin Whalen.

Biographical Information

• Name: Katherine Kahn (Katy for short)
• Age: NA
• Town of residence: Horsham
• Position sought: Hatboro-Horsham School District, School Director
• Are you an incumbent? No
• What Towns Does Your Position Cover? Horsham Township, Borough of Hatboro
• Party affiliation: Democrat
• Family: Husband. Two children attend Keith Valley Middle School
• Education: Master's Degree in Education from Gwynedd Mercy College
• Occupation: Teacher for the last 20 years.

Patch posed several questions to candidates regarding their positions on the local and national front:

1. How will you work to reduce rising tax hikes in every budget?

I will always look for the balance between affordability and ensuring Hatboro-Horsham students have the best opportunities.

2. How will cuts to the federal Department of Education impact local school districts?

This answer is unknown at the moment. We certainly rely on some federal funding, but I can assure the community that our slate of five will do everything in our power to make sure that our students' well being isn't compromised by these cuts.

3. What education background will you bring to the position?

I have my Master's in Education and have been a teacher for 20 years, so I feel I'm uniquely qualified to make decisions through the lens of an educator.

4. What are the biggest challenges for the school district in the future?

I have not served on the board (yet), so I cannot say with certainty what the biggest challenges will be. However, many students across America are facing similar problems. I will look at the research by Jonathan Haidt ("The Anxious Generation") and Richard Reeves ("Of Boys and Men"), as well as my 20-year experience teaching high school age students, to inform my opinions about the biggest challenges.