Cave Creek Unified School District Governing Board
Source: elections.maricopa.gov
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:
Marla Riney
WonNonpartisan
Licensed social worker with an MBA and past Desert Sun Academy PTO president who co-chaired the committee behind the district's last override campaign. Her priorities include retaining and attracting strong teachers and staff and open, transparent use of district resources.
Scott Brown
WonNonpartisan
Retired grocery and drug store manager with 34 years in retail and a longtime Kiwanis and youth football volunteer; he served on the local school board from 2019 to 2024. His priorities include close parent-teacher communication and replacing Arizona's outdated school funding model.
Records: Public Education Quality 15 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 10 against, Civil Rights 4 for,
Sucheta Shah
LostNonpartisan
University adjunct business instructor with an MBA and longtime Cave Creek schools volunteer who has served as a high school PTO president. Her priorities include raising pay for teachers, bus drivers and support staff, and reviewing how students' 504 and IEP plans are handled.
Sources: schoolsup.org2 · azld3dems.org