WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16, 2023
VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 29
Meek, Geiger, Thompson elected to school board
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BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A high voter turnout in Douglas County boosted school board candidates Susan Meek, Brad Geiger and Valerie Thompson over a more conservative slate of candidates, upsetting the Republican status quo for the school board. With over 143,000 ballots counted as of 4:23 p.m. Nov. 8, Meek, Geiger and Thompson have comfortable leads over candidates Andy Jones, David DiCarlo, Jason Page and Maria Sumnicht. Meek, Geiger and Thompson ran as the Community Choice, Community Voice coalition with a platform of retaining and attracting teachers, restoring community trust and ensuring safe and welcoming schools for all students. Jones, Page and Sumnicht ran as the Best DCSD slate, a conservative campaign with a platform of school safety, academic excellence, parents’ rights and expanding career and technical education. SEE WINNERS, P6
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QUICK ACTION School board candidates David DiCarlo, Brad Geiger, Andy Jones (behind Geiger), Susan Meek and Valerie Thompson attended a forum held by the League of Women Voters of PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES Douglas and Arapahoe counties and Colorado Community Media.
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