Arlington School Board
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 · Incumbent
Bethany Zecher Sutton has served on the Arlington School Board since 2023, including a term as chair, and is a leadership coach with 28 years in higher education. Her priorities are a school culture where students and staff feel they belong and keeping students at the center of decisions.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 3 against, Civil Rights 2 for, Public Education Quality 2 for,
Nonpartisan
James "Vell" Rives is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist who teaches at George Washington University's medical school and spent seven years on Arlington Public Schools' School Health Advisory Board. His priorities are student mental health and high academic standards.
Records: Civil Rights 1 against
Sources: arlingtonva.us · apsva.us · elections.virginia.gov2 · vote.arlingtonva.gov