Deborah Bush-Munson
Deborah Bush-Munson ran for election to the St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 4 in Missouri. Bush-Munson lost in the general election on April 7, 2026.
Bush-Munson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Deborah Bush-Munson graduated from Lincoln Senior High School. Bush-Munson earned an associate degree from St. Louis Community College in 1998, a graduate degree from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville in 2008, and a Ph.D. from Saint Louis University in 2023. Bush-Munson's career experience includes working as a science teacher.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2026)
General election
General election for St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 4
Patrick McKelvey (Nonpartisan) defeated Deborah Bush-Munson (Nonpartisan) and Fielding Poe (Nonpartisan) in the general election for St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 4 on April 7, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick McKelvey (Nonpartisan)  | 51.0 | 15,214 |
| Deborah Bush-Munson (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 9,752 | ||
| Fielding Poe (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 4,848 | ||
| Total votes: 29,814 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Deborah Bush-Munson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bush-Munson's responses.
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- As a former Associate Professor at St. Louis Community College (STLCC), it was imperative to listen to the needs of faculty, staff, students, and the community. Faculty concerns are maintaining affordable healthcare insurance.
Therefore, as a Board of Trustees (BOT), I will advocate for the following:
I. Reallocate unearned insurance premiums from previous years to reduce out-of-pocket costs for faculty/staff. - As a former program coordinator at STLCC, it was imperative to maintain compliance with programmatic accreditation(s). St. Louis Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). In addition, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs are programmatically accredited. Programmatic accreditations set standards for student-teacher ratios and hiring the appropriate number of faculty. Faculty expressed concerns regarding hiring faculty as needed. Therefore, as a Board of Trustees (BOT), I will advocate for the following: II. Hire needed, full-time faculty who enhance the best academic outcome for students.
- At public institutions, faculty, staff, and students generally enjoy robust, First Amendment-protected rights to express concerns, engage in protest, and speak on public matters. Faculty, staff, and students have expressed and been subjected to disciplinary action and retaliation for voicing concerns. Therefore, as a BOT, I will advocate for the following: III. Promote a robust anti-retaliation policy that encourages employees, students, and staff to report unethical, illegal, or unsafe behavior without fear of punishment, fostering a transparent, compliant, and positive workplace culture.
Education Policy
Infrastructure Policy
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 31, 2026
