Lanlan Xu
Candidate for Board of Education Member, Howard County
Background
- Occupation
- Community leader and education advocate
- Campaign website
- lanlanxu.org
A community leader and policy professional, she cites more than a decade of community leadership and policy experience.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes cutting core instruction or special education
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County Board of Education At-LargeCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“they should come from operational efficiencies and phased implementation, not from core instruction or essential supports like special education or student mental health.”
Education
Supports regular public reporting of discipline data
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County Board of Education At-LargeCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“HCPSS should regularly report discipline and school climate data and conduct school-level reviews when disparities appear”
Supports mixed-delivery pre-K with private providers
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County Board of Education At-LargeCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“For universal Pre-K, I support a mixed-delivery model using both public schools and qualified private providers”
Supports weighing socioeconomic balance in redistricting
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County Board of Education At-LargeCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“It can also be a factor when nearby schools have very different socioeconomic compositions.”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports expanded preventive maintenance of school buildings
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County Board of Education At-LargeCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Strong lifecycle planning for systems like HVAC and roofs, early action on deferred maintenance, and expanded preventive maintenance can reduce long-term costs”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Lanlan Xu on them.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
All sources (4)
- 2026 Gubernatorial General Election Local Candidates List (all counties)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Certified ballots, 2026 Gubernatorial General Election: Howard County (every ballot style)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Dr. Lanlan Xu for Howard County Board of Education
Campaign website · Friends of Lanlan Xu · lanlanxu.org
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County Board of Education At-Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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