School board

Board of Education Member, Somerset County

District 1

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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Valentina Downing

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Pledges to put children first in board decisions

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Pledges to put children first in board decisions
Recent controversies spark major Somerset school board shake-up
News coverage · The Baltimore Sun, via Yahoo News · Jun 24, 2026 · yahoo.com
“The children now will be looked [at] as first choice in all decisions made and carried out!”

Sharyn Yuloff

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Pledges board transparency and better communication with families and staff
Opposes the board's support-staff layoffs

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Pledges board transparency and better communication with families and staff
Recent controversies spark major Somerset school board shake-up
News coverage · The Baltimore Sun, via Yahoo News · Jun 24, 2026 · yahoo.com
“Transparency of their actions and better communication with parents, teachers, students and staff”
Opposes the board's support-staff layoffs
Recent controversies spark major Somerset school board shake-up
News coverage · The Baltimore Sun, via Yahoo News · Jun 24, 2026 · yahoo.com
“Why is this board firing support staff with almost no notice when the decision was made months ago?”

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