Brenda Shelling
Democratic · LA · Member, Monroe City School Board, District 7
Brenda Shelling is serving her third term on the Monroe City School Board and is a past president of the Louisiana School Boards Association. She has spent her career in education.
Where Brenda Shelling stands, based on their records
Supports
Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted for the district's 2025-2026 budget and revised 2024-2025 budget. The budget passed 4-3.
September 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: mcschools.net
Cast the only no vote on filling a new chief academic officer job with a salary of $110,000 to $120,000. It passed 6-1.
April 16, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: mcschools.net
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Made the motion to appoint an independent court monitor and hire experts to help Monroe City Schools meet a 50-year-old desegregation order. The motion passed 4-2.
December 15, 2015Supports Civil Rights
Source: hannapub.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted to extend Superintendent Sam Moore's contract a year before it ran out. The extension passed 4-3.
January 22, 2026
Source: mcschools.net
Voted no on the Neville Charter Association's application to turn Neville High School into a charter school run under the school board. The request failed 2-2.
January 14, 2025
Source: knoe.com
Made the motion to hold an official staff vote on turning Neville High School into a charter school. She added full-time staff based at the school to the voters. It passed 6-1.
November 12, 2024
Source: mcschools.net
Voted for Sam Moore to become superintendent of Monroe City Schools. He won the board vote 4-3 over Clyde Washington.
March 14, 2024
Source: mcschools.net
Seconded and voted for naming Sam Moore and Serena White as acting co-superintendents to run the district for up to six months. The motion passed 4-3.
October 30, 2023
Source: mcschools.net
Moved to put Superintendent Brent Vidrine on 30 days of paid leave while an investigation finished. The motion to add this to the agenda failed 3-3.
October 6, 2023
Source: mcschools.net
Seconded and voted for a motion to suspend Superintendent Brent Vidrine for 30 days with pay during a misconduct investigation. It failed 4-3; adding it needed a unanimous vote.
September 12, 2023
Source: mcschools.net
Made the motion that adopted new travel rules for school board members attending conferences. The motion passed, with board member Bill Willson voting no.
September 5, 2023
Source: mcschools.net
Abstained on a vote to extend Superintendent Brent Vidrine's contract through June 2025. The extension passed, with board member Betty Ward Cooper voting no.
March 21, 2023
Source: mcschools.net
Served a term as president of the Louisiana School Boards Association, the statewide group for local school board members, the Monroe Free Press reported.
November 10, 2022
Source: monroefreepress.com
Won a third term on the Monroe City School Board, beating incumbent board member Sharon Neal-Greer 568 votes to 330.
November 8, 2022
Source: monroefreepress.com
Past race Brenda Shelling ran in:
- Member of School Board District 7, City of Monroe · November 3, 2026 · Monroe City School District, Louisiana · incumbent