State Board of Education, District 8
Source: electionresults.nebraska.gov
What does this office do?
- Setting what students must learn in each grade and subject
- Approving textbooks and instructional materials for public schools
- Overseeing the state fund that helps pay for public schools
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Lou Ann Goding sits on the Omaha Municipal Land Bank board and is an accountant who served on the Omaha Public Schools board from 2013 to 2020, twice as president. Her priorities are better reading and math skills, safer schools, support for teachers and careful spending.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 4 for, 1 against, Government Efficiency 2 for
Nonpartisan
Sherrye Hutcherson is an executive vice president at Bellevue University and a former Union Pacific and Omaha Public Power District executive with a Creighton MBA. Her priorities are reading and graduation rates, the teacher shortage, early childhood education and job training.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Education Quality 1 for
Sources: votedouglascounty-ne.gov · sos.nebraska.gov