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Colorado voters will elect four members to the Colorado State Board of Education on Tuesday.
The nine-member State Board of Education is currently controlled by Democrats. It’s unlikely this election will change the board majority, but it could narrow it.
Just one incumbent, Democrat Rhonda Solis, is running for reelection. She represents Congressional District 8 on the board. Republican Yazmin Navarro is also running for the seat.
Republican Sherri M Wright and Democrat Ellen Angeles are running in Congressional District 3. Wright was recently appointed to fill the District 3 seat after former member Stephen Varela resigned last month. Wright will serve until January, when the election winner will be sworn in.
Democrat Krista Holtzmann and Republican Kristi “KBB” Burton Brown are running in Congressional District 4. In Congressional District 2, Democrat Kathy Gebhardt is running against a write-in candidate, Libertarian Ethan Augreen.
State board members are elected for six-year terms and do not earn a salary.
The State Board of Education holds schools and school districts accountable for student test scores, hears appeals when school districts reject charter school applications, and sets standards for what students should learn and what schools should teach, among other duties.
We’ll update this story with election results starting at 7 p.m.
Melanie Asmar is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Colorado. Contact Melanie at masmar@chalkbeat.org.
Jason Gonzales is a reporter covering higher education and the Colorado legislature. Chalkbeat Colorado partners with Open Campus on higher education coverage. Contact Jason at jgonzales@chalkbeat.org.
