School board

Board of Education Member, Queen Anne's County

At Large

Vote for: 1
Candidates: 2
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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Linda Kohler

No party listed

The gist

Supports smaller classes and restoring eliminated special-education positions
Opposes teachers paying for classroom supplies
Supports restoring after-school programs to previous levels
Supports tighter fiscal management of county schools

More about Linda

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Supports smaller classes and restoring eliminated special-education positions
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Queen Anne's County Board of Education At Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support lowering class size, adding special and para-educator positions that were eliminated”
Opposes teachers paying for classroom supplies
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Queen Anne's County Board of Education At Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“QAC teachers should not have to use their own money for classroom supplies as these items should be included in the BOE budget.”
Supports restoring after-school programs to previous levels
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Queen Anne's County Board of Education At Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“After school programming needs to return to previous levels”
Supports tighter fiscal management of county schools
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Queen Anne's County Board of Education At Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I believe QACPS need better fiscal management as it impacts hiring, class size, school support”

Mark Wade, Jr.

No party listed

The gist

Pledges to press the state for more school funding
Supports reimbursing teachers for certain classroom essentials
Supports parents' right to be informed and involved
Proposes sending charity supply-drive surplus to schools

More about Mark

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Pledges to press the state for more school funding
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Queen Anne's County Board of Education At Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will advocate aggressively at the state level to ensure we receive our fair share.”
Supports reimbursing teachers for certain classroom essentials
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Queen Anne's County Board of Education At Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I believe certain essentials should be reimbursable.”
Supports parents' right to be informed and involved
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Queen Anne's County Board of Education At Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I believe parents have a right to be informed and involved in every situation affecting their child.”
Proposes sending charity supply-drive surplus to schools
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Queen Anne's County Board of Education At Large
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“partner with local charities to redirect excess supplies from school drives directly into the school system”

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