State Board of Education Member - Congressional District 1
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
What does this office do?
- Setting what students must learn in each grade
- Setting graduation requirements
- Overseeing the state education department
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Clayton Casciato
LostLibertarian
Works in digital infrastructure and was the Libertarian Party of Colorado's technology chair. Wants local school boards and parents to make school decisions, more support for charter schools, and simpler teacher licensing.
Republican
Colorado native who found his way at an alternative high school focused on work and tech training, then worked in construction and ran a small business. Wants schools to focus on reading, writing and math, with safe classrooms and real accountability.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for
Democratic · Incumbent
Board member since 2021 and former vice chair, with a 36-year education career that included leading the state's school leaders' association. Has pushed for less weight on standardized tests, wider preschool access, and higher teacher pay.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against
Sources: coloradosos.gov · denvergov.org