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Muskegon City School District Board Member

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

Ebony Williams directs programs at Every Woman's Place in Muskegon and is a Muskegon Public Schools graduate with two children in the district. Her priorities are stronger academic results and holding school leaders accountable.

Nonpartisan

Justin Charles Brownlee is an admissions representative at Muskegon Community College.

Nonpartisan

Kwame Kamau James has booked the music acts on the Muskegon Farmers Market main stage for 11 years. A guitar player who moved to Muskegon from Los Angeles, he earlier ran spoken-word and open-mic nights in the area.

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Louis Eric Churchwell is vice president of the Muskegon Public Schools Board of Education and has served on the board for nearly 20 years. His priorities are getting more parents involved in schools and hiring and keeping more teachers of color.

Sources: co.muskegon.mi.us · muskegonpublicschools.org