Judy C. Dunlap
Democratic · IN · Merrillville Community School Corporation Board of Trustees, District 1
Judy C. Dunlap is president of the Merrillville Community School Corporation board and a former principal at Gary's Wirt and West Side high schools. She has backed hands-on career and technical training for students.
Where Judy C. Dunlap stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Education Quality (3 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Moved to buy a $108,040 weapons detection system to screen students and visitors entering Merrillville High School. The board approved it 5-0.
May 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved to adopt the school district's 2021 budget. The board passed it 5-0.
October 20, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved to buy 2,600 Chromebooks for $514,800 so all students would have the same laptop. The board approved it 5-0 in a roll call vote.
May 19, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Moved to buy a $108,040 weapons detection system to screen students and visitors entering Merrillville High School. The board approved it 5-0.
May 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved to approve the design for a secure entrance at Merrillville High School. The board approved it 5-0 in a roll call vote.
March 16, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Moved to add the novel Salvage the Bones to the high school AP Literature class. The board approved it 5-0.
June 7, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved to pass a resolution opposing and condemning the creation of education savings accounts (Resolution 789). The board passed it 4-0 in a roll call vote.
February 18, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved to buy 2,600 Chromebooks for $514,800 so all students would have the same laptop. The board approved it 5-0 in a roll call vote.
May 19, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Apologized to parents at a school board meeting after a teacher's "monkeys in a zoo" remark to a fifth-grade class. She said the board does not condone that behavior.
March 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: gary.capitalbnews.org
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Voted yes to appoint Robert Krause to the open District 1 seat on the school board. The motion passed 3-1 in a roll call vote.
July 18, 2023
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Was elected president of the school board. The board voted 5-0.
January 4, 2023
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Past race Judy C. Dunlap ran in:
- Merrillville Community School Corporation School Board District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Merrillville Community School, Indiana · incumbent