Ken Colbert
Candidate for School Board Member, Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, District 2
Background
- Occupation
- Business owner
Business owner and a former elected official who, by his account, administered grants.
Photo: Candidate photo via the League of Women Voters' VOTE411 guide
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Proposes cutting unnecessary EVSC expenses to balance the budget
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Evansville Vanderburgh County School Board District 2Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“There are several budget opportunities to cut unnecessary expenses.”
Public safety
Supports applying drug-testing rules equally to teachers
He said teachers are exempt by contract from the random drug testing required of other EVSC employees.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Evansville Vanderburgh County School Board District 2Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The requirement to drug test teachers … The policies are not being equally applied.”
Education
Supports freeing teachers from paperwork and bureaucracy
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Evansville Vanderburgh County School Board District 2Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“the missing element is flexibility in the classroom to teach, rather than burdened by documentation and bureaucracy”
Supports giving parental and taxpayer input more weight
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Evansville Vanderburgh County School Board District 2Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Parental and taxpayer input have been intentionally ignored.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Ken Colbert on them.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (4)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Vanderburgh County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- EVSC Board ballot settled — one withdrawal, one partisan candidate, nine non-partisan
News coverage · WNIN · Jun 25, 2026 · news.wnin.org
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Evansville Vanderburgh County School Board District 2
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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