Kimberly P Snipes
Democratic · SC · Lexington-Richland School District Five Board of Trustees
Member of the Lexington-Richland School District Five Board of Trustees. Priorities include transparency, fiscal responsibility and community engagement.
Where Kimberly P Snipes stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted to put a school bond of up to $240 million on the November 2024 ballot. The board approved it 5-1, with one member abstaining.
May 20, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted for the first reading of a $232,018,415 school budget for 2023-24. The plan raised the tax rate by 19.9 mills, to 266.0 mills. It passed 6-1. She voted no on a change to keep the tax rate flat, which failed 3-4.
May 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Voted against a motion to stop schools from giving students a Zora Neale Hurston slang handout after a parent said it was racist. The board passed it 4-2.
June 8, 2026
Source: postandcourier.com
Voted to approve contracts for the new Dutch Fork Elementary School. The board approved them 4-3.
February 9, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted against requiring a public budget workshop and a second reading before changing the 2025-26 school budget. That change failed 2-4. She then voted for the budget changes, which passed 4-2.
January 12, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to have the district post student enrollment and building capacity for each school on its website. The board passed it 5-2.
November 10, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to deny a parent's complaint filed under the district's policy for challenging school materials. The board denied it 4-3.
October 27, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Was elected chair of the Lexington-Richland Five school board by the other members.
November 18, 2024
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted against removing the book "A Court of Mist and Fury" and its whole series from all school libraries. The board passed the removal 5-2. She had backed a failed change to keep the book for students 18 and older.
December 11, 2023
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Won one of two Richland County seats on the Lexington-Richland Five school board in the 2022 election. She and Kevin Scully defeated two sitting board members.
November 22, 2022
Source: postandcourier.com
Past race Kimberly P Snipes ran in:
- Richland County Council District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Richland County, South Carolina