Minneapolis School Board Member At-Large
Minneapolis Public School District, Minnesota
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 seats
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 62 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 427,246 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,739,445 ÷ 427,246) ÷ ln(50,000) = 62, measured against a statewide vote in MN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Christin Crabtree has been an MPS parent for 21 years, starting when her son entered kindergarten and she was 23. She was a single parent with very limited income who navigated housing insecurity.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Clifton "CJ" Henderson is a nonpartisan candidate for an at-large seat on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education. Official city and state filing sources establish his ballot identity; focused research found no reliable candidate-controlled website, biography, or elected or appointed governmental office.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Collin Beachy has dedicated more than two decades to public education and student support, working with students and families in classrooms, behavioral support programs and student services roles across Minnesota. He is a special education teacher.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for,
Nonpartisan · declared
Michael Baskins is a nonpartisan candidate for an at-large seat on the Minneapolis school board. He previously ran as a declared write-in candidate for Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 in 2023 and appeared on the Ward 2 ballot in 2025; focused research found no elected or appointed governmental office or candidate-controlled 2026 website.
Nonpartisan · declared
Stephanie Johnson is a nonpartisan candidate for an at-large seat on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education. Official city and state sources establish her ballot identity; focused research did not reliably disambiguate a candidate biography, campaign website, or elected or appointed governmental office from other people sharing her name.
Sources: vote.minneapolismn.gov2