Kearney Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
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:
Nonpartisan
Byron D. Hansen is a nonpartisan challenger for one of three Kearney Public Schools Board of Education seats in Nebraska. Public institutional records identify him as a Kearney-area business and community leader; no prior public office or candidate website was found.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Drew Blessing is an incumbent member of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education in Nebraska. He also serves as board president of Kearney Community Sustainable Housing and has a professional background in software engineering.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 against
Nonpartisan
Kyle McCartney is a nonpartisan challenger for one of three Kearney Public Schools Board of Education seats in Nebraska. The official candidate list identifies him as a 2026 candidate; no prior public office or candidate website was found.
Nonpartisan
Marty Albrecht is a nonpartisan challenger for one of three Kearney Public Schools Board of Education seats in Nebraska. He is a longtime sales manager at Nebraskaland Distributors and has served in local baseball-board leadership; this campaign is identified as his first run for public office.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Paul Hazard is an incumbent Kearney Public Schools Board of Education member in Nebraska. He is a retired State Trooper and Vice President of DuVall Financial Group.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 against
Sources: buffalocounty.ne.gov · sos.nebraska.gov · kearneypublicschools.org