Donna Morganstern

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Donna Morganstern

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 30, 2020

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Donna Morganstern (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Board of Education to represent Colorado's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 30, 2020.

Morganstern completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2020

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Lisa Escarcega defeated Sydnnia Wulff, Alan Hayman, and Zachary Laddison in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Escarcega (D)	73.3	326,818
	Submit photo	Sydnnia Wulff (R)	23.4	104,204
	Submit photo	Alan Hayman (L)	2.8	12,707
	Submit photo	Zachary Laddison (Approval Voting Party)	0.5	2,405

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 446,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Lisa Escarcega defeated Donna Morganstern in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Escarcega	72.8	138,585
		Donna Morganstern	27.2	51,711

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 190,296
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Valentina Flores (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Sydnnia Wulff advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sydnnia Wulff	100.0	33,546

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,546
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Alan Hayman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Alan Hayman (L)

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Donna Morganstern completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morganstern's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Recently, I retired from the Department of Education. Before that I worked in Douglas County Schools and taught at Metro State. I moved to NE Denver 25 years ago, with my husband and adopted son.

I am running for State Board of Education because, as a data and policy analyst, I have watched for years as our representatives and decision-makers have dismissed critical information. In fact, I designed a study which discovered that teachers perceive racial minority students negatively. I presented this information to district leadership and it was ignored. The inner circle of elites continue to move among agencies and boards, never making any measurable changes.

As your representative, we will stop talking about inequity and take action. I will work with legislators to expand the State Performance Frameworks to ensure our neighborhood schools are successful and fairly funded. We cannot afford to waste scarce education dollars and take from student resources and teacher pockets. I will ensure our education funds are directed to the classroom, where it is desperately needed, not to high-level administrators and consultants. 

I implore you to vote for me, Donna Morganstern, on June 30th. The same people who have been running our education systems for the past 30 years are too entrenched in the status quo. The challenges we face today and for the foreseeable future call for new leaders who will produce results. Vote

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Equity in Education for all Colorado students.
• Direct education dollars to students, teachers, and classroom resources.
• New leadership that will not fold to the status quo.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

First, increased funding for neighborhood schools. Second, moving police and SROs out of schools. Ensuring education dollars are impactful and not spent on administrative heavy districts. Equal opportunity and access for all students to classes, schools, etc. Also, expanded curriculum for students of color.

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