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Board of Education Member, Frederick County

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4
Candidates
8
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A board of education member helps set policy, approve the budget and hire the superintendent of the county's public schools.

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Taxes & budget

Education

  • Casey DayNo party listed

    • Supports Policy 443 protecting transgender and all students
    • Opposes removing books for all students over individual objections
    • Supports expanding dual enrollment, apprenticeships and CTE
    • Supports Blueprint goals with adjusted rollout timelines

  • Heather FletcherNo party listed

    • Opposes Policy 443 on transgender students
    • Supports removing sexually explicit books from school libraries
    • Opposes the Blueprint for Maryland's Future
    • Supports a classical curriculum and expanded school choice

  • Shelley L. PotterNo party listed

    • Supports restricting bathrooms and sports teams to biological sex
    • Supports removing books with sexual content from schools
    • Supports higher teacher salaries and more planning time

  • Geoffrey SeidelNo party listed

    • Opposes Policy 443 on transgender students
    • Supports an explicit ban on pornography in school libraries
    • Opposes full Blueprint funding without revisions
    • Supports phonics-based reading and math mastery benchmarks

  • Tyler WalkerNo party listed

    • Supports parental notice, private spaces and sex-based sports
    • Supports removing sexually explicit content from school libraries
    • Opposes full Blueprint implementation without more local flexibility
    • Supports expanding career and technical education

  • Chad King Wilson, Sr.No party listed

    • Supports Policy 443 and training to support LGBTQIA+ students
    • Opposes banning books from curricula or libraries
    • Supports full funding of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future
    • Supports universal pre-K and union career pathways

  • Rae GallagherNo party listed

    • Supports Policy 443 on transgender students
    • Supports media specialists' role in choosing materials
    • Supports expanding career tech education and career coaches
    • Supports Blueprint with local control over timelines

  • Dean RoseNo party listed

    • Supports Policy 443 protections for transgender students
    • Opposes book bans
    • Supports expanding the Career Tech Center and dual enrollment
    • Supports Blueprint goals with sustainable local implementation

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