Shelley L. Potter
Candidate for Board of Education Member, Frederick County
Background
- Campaign website
- potterforboe.com
A Frederick County native and educator with more than 15 years of teaching and administrative experience in the United States and abroad; she holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from American University.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes more taxpayer spending on public schools
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Board of EducationCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“No more taxpayer money needs to be spent on public schools.”
Education
Supports restricting bathrooms and sports teams to biological sex
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Board of EducationCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I believe students should use the bathrooms, locker rooms, and play on the sports teams of their biological sex.”
Supports removing books with sexual content from schools
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Board of EducationCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I believe books with sexual content have no place inside schools with the exception of high school biology class.”
Supports higher teacher salaries and more planning time
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Board of EducationCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I do, however, agree with increasing teacher salaries, more support in the classroom, and more planning time”
All sources (3)
- 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: Frederick County (every ballot style)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Board of Education
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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