Member of School Board District 7, City of Monroe
This seat represents District 7, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
What does this office do?
- 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:
Democratic · Incumbent
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.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 1 against, Civil Rights 1 for
Democratic
Jennifer Newman is a Monroe native and mother of three who earned a marketing degree from Grambling State University and later studied business and nursing.
Democratic
Tyrone "K9" Dickens is a Monroe community activist known for urging young people to reject violence. The City of Monroe gave him its B.D. Robinson Unity Award for that work.
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