The candidates for the St. Paul school board
The four favorites leading the school board ballot in St. Paul this year carry the endorsement of the DFL party, from an April convention, as well as a movement of parents and the St. Paul Federation of Teachers, the district's main labor union.
Those candidates are:
• Zuki Ellis, a parent and parent trainer affiliated with the SPFT.
• Steve Marchese, a parent and attorney with the state bar association's pro bono program.
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• Jon Schumacher, executive director of the Saint Anthony Park Community Foundation.
• Mary Vanderwert, a former Head Start program director and now children's oral health outreach worker.
Also running are:
• Incumbent Keith Hardy, currently vice chair of the school board.
• Aaron Anthony Benner, a former teacher in the district.
• teacher Linda Freeman
• substitute teacher Scott Raskiewicz
• Greg Copeland, former Maplewood city manager.
• Rashad Turner, Black Lives Matter St. Paul organizer, is running as a write-in candidate.