Politics & Government
Election Preview: Lexington One School Board
12 candidates are running for four at-large seats on the board.
Twelve candidates will be on the ballot in November for four Lexington One school board seats.
All seats are at-large. School board members serve four-year terms on the seven-person board.
The four members whose terms expire this year are: Chair Cynthia S. Smith, Vice Chair G. Edwin Harmon, Secretary Albert J. Dooley Jr. and D.F. Shumpert III.
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Only Smith and Harmon are running for re-election.
Patch asked the 12 candidates to answer questions about their education, work experience and previous political experience. Click on the links below to view their profiles.
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Three candidates' names are not linked because they didn't respond to Patch's survey.
The names in bold are incumbents.
- Edwin Harmon
- Toyeka Campbell
- Hazel Porth Duell
- Anthony Feraci
- Ted Zee
- Deborah Kelderman
- Brent Powers
- Jean Haggard
- Cynthia S. Smith
- Rutu Bhonsle
- Janet Ballard Frazier
- Rhonda Wannamaker Gunter
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