Endorsements of school board members by state executive officeholders and candidates, 2022

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This page lists endorsements of school board candidates by state executive officials and candidates in 2022. Only candidates within Ballotpedia's coverage scope were included. Endorsements included official statements, appearances at campaign rallies, and direct participation in campaign ads and materials.

This page organizes the endorsements by state:

• Arizona: Endorsements made by gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) and Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Shiry Sapir (R).
• California: Endorsements made by attorney general candidate Eric Early (R).
• Florida: Endorsements made by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist (D), and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez (R).
• Maryland: Endorsements made by gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox (R).

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Arizona

Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R)

Lake issued endorsements for 29 school board candidates.

School board endorsements by Kari Lake, 2022
Candidate	Status	Office sought	Endorsement type	Outcome
Jackie Ulmer (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Cave Creek Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Scott Brown (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Cave Creek Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Charlotte Golla (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large	General	Lost general
Kurt Rohrs (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large	General	Won general
Paul Carver (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Dawn Densmore (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Dysart Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Jennifer Drake (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Dysart Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Chad Thompson (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Gilbert Public Schools, At-large	General	Won general
Anna Van Hoek (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Higley Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Roy Morales (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Higley Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Kristi Ohman (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Dennis Dowling (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Litchfield Elementary School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Ryan Owens (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Litchfield Elementary School District, At-large	General	Won general
Ed Steele (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Mesa Public Schools Governing Board At-large	General	Lost general
Rachel Walden (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Mesa Public Schools Governing Board At-large	General	Won general
John Cahal (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Osborn Elementary School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Eddy Jackson (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Paradise Valley Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Lisa Farr (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Paradise Valley Unified School District, At-large (special)	General	Lost general
Sandra Christensen (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Paradise Valley Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Devon Updegraff-Day (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Peoria Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Heather Rooks (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Peoria Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
James Knox (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Queen Creek Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Joseph Dailey (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Roosevelt Elementary School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Raul Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Sahuarita Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Amy Carney (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Scottsdale Unified Governing Board At-large	General	Won general
Carine Werner (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Scottsdale Unified Governing Board At-large	General	Won general
Val Romero (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Tucson Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Anastasia Tsatsakis (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Vail Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Leroy Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Vail Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general

Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Shiry Sapir (R)

Sapir issued endorsements for 26 school board candidates.

School board endorsements by Shiry Sapir, 2022
Candidate	Status	Office sought	Endorsement type	Outcome
Jackie Ulmer (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Cave Creek Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Charlotte Golla (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large	General	Lost general
Kurt Rohrs (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large	General	Won general
Paul Carver (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Dawn Densmore (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Dysart Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Jennifer Drake (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Dysart Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Chad Thompson (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Gilbert Public Schools, At-large	General	Won general
Anna Van Hoek (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Higley Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Roy Morales (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Higley Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Kristi Ohman (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Ryan Owens (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Litchfield Elementary School District, At-large	General	Won general
Chris Hamlet (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Mesa Public Schools Governing Board At-large	General	Lost general
Ed Steele (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Mesa Public Schools Governing Board At-large	General	Lost general
Rachel Walden (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Mesa Public Schools Governing Board At-large	General	Won general
Eddy Jackson (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Paradise Valley Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Lisa Farr (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Paradise Valley Unified School District, At-large (special)	General	Lost general
Sandra Christensen (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Paradise Valley Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Devon Updegraff-Day (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Peoria Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Heather Rooks (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Peoria Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
James Knox (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Queen Creek Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Raul Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Sahuarita Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Amy Carney (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Scottsdale Unified Governing Board At-large	General	Won general
Carine Werner (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Scottsdale Unified Governing Board At-large	General	Won general
Val Romero (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Tucson Unified School District, At-large	General	Won general
Anastasia Tsatsakis (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Vail Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general
Leroy Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Vail Unified School District, At-large	General	Lost general

California

Attorney general candidate Eric Early (R)

Early issued endorsements for 26 school board candidates.

School board endorsements by Eric Early, 2022
Candidate	Status	Office sought	Endorsement type	Outcome
Judy Olsson (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Bakersfield City School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2	General	Lost general
Mary Poehner (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Bakersfield City School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4	General	Lost general
Vivian Mills (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Campbell Union School District school board Trustee Area 5	General	Lost general
Kira Davis (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 2 (special)	General	Lost general
James Glantz (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 4	General	Lost general
Delia Dominguez Cervantes (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Chula Vista Elementary School District Board of Education Area 3	General	Won general
Marc Cooper (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Franklin-McKinley School District Board of Education At-large	General	Won general
Derek Tisinger (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Kern High Board of Trustees Trustee Area 1	General	Won general
Lillian Lopez (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Kern High Board of Trustees Trustee Area 4	General	Lost general
Megan Allen (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Natomas Unified Board of Education Area 1	General	Lost general
Monique Hokman (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Natomas Unified Board of Education Area 4	General	Lost general
Danielle Mills (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Newport-Mesa Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2	General	Lost general
Barbara George (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Newport-Mesa Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4	General	Lost general
Michelle Barto (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Newport-Mesa Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5	General	Won general
Reina Shebesta (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Newport-Mesa Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5	General	Lost general
Kristen Seaburn (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Newport-Mesa Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 7	General	Lost general
Angela Williams (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Orange Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1	General	Lost general
Madison Klovstad Miner (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Orange Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4	General	Won general
Timothy Surridge (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Orange Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5	General	Lost general
Rick Ledesma (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Orange Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 7	General	Won general
Duffy Atkinson (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Riverside Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1	General	Lost general
Greg Kunath (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Saddleback Valley Unified School District school board Area 1	General	Lost general
Alex Zamansky (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 3	General	Lost general
Jeffrey Perrine (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 5	General	Lost general
Steve Miller (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 7	General	Won general
Anna Griese (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Saugus Union School District school board Trustee Area 2	General	Won general

Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)

DeSantis issued endorsements for 24 school board candidates. Fifteen candidates won outright in the primary election, while another six advanced to the general election.

School board endorsements by Ron DeSantis, 2022
Candidate	Status	Office sought	Endorsement type	Outcome
Megan Wright (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Brevard Public Schools school board District 1	Primary	Won primary
Erin Skipper (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Clay County District Schools school board District 1	Primary	Won primary
April Carney (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 2	Primary	Won primary
Charlotte Joyce (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 6	Primary	Won primary
Stephanie Busin (Unaffiliated)  source	Open seat	Hendry County School District school board District 4	Primary	Lost general
Stacy Hahn (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2	Primary	Won primary
Patricia Rendon (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 4	Primary	Won primary
Alysha Legge (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large	Primary	Lost primary
Jennifer Russell (Unaffiliated)  source	Open seat	Martin County School District school board District 3	Primary	Won general
Roberto J. Alonso (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 4	Primary	Won primary
Monica Colucci (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 8	Primary	Won primary
Al Hernandez (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Pasco County Schools school board District 1	Primary, General	Won general
Rick Nolte (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Polk County Public Schools school board District 3	Primary	Won primary
Bridget Ziegler (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Sarasota County Schools school board District 1	Primary	Won primary
Robyn A. Marinelli (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Sarasota County Schools school board District 4	Primary	Won primary
Timothy Enos (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Sarasota County Schools school board District 5	Primary	Won primary
Jacqueline Rosario (Unaffiliated)  source	Open seat	School District of Indian River County school board District 2	Primary	Won general
Sam Fisher (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	School District of Lee County school board District 1	Primary, General	Won general
Armor Persons (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	School District of Lee County school board District 5	Primary	Won primary
Cindy Spray (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	School District of Manatee County school board District 2	Primary, General	Won general
Wesley Choate III (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	School District of Manatee County school board District 4	Primary	Won primary
Richard Tatem (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	School District of Manatee County school board District 5	Primary	Won primary
Jamie Haynes (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Volusia County Schools school board District 1	Primary, General	Won general
Fred Lowry (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Volusia County Schools school board District 5	Primary	Lost primary

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist (D)

Crist issued endorsements for seven school board candidates. Two candidates lost in the primary election, two lost in general elections, and three won.

School board endorsements by Charlie Crist, 2022
Candidate	Status	Office sought	Endorsement type	Outcome
Damaris Allen (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2	Primary	Lost primary
Karen Perez (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large	Primary, General	Won primary
Eric Ruben Cummings (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Marion County Public Schools school board District 3	Primary, General	Won primary
Brian M. Martin (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Pinellas County Schools school board District 6	Primary, General	Lost general
Sara Jones (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Polk County Public Schools school board District 6	Primary	Lost primary
Cynthia Gibbs (Unaffiliated)  source	Open seat	School District of Indian River County school board District 2	Primary	Lost general
Debbie Jordan (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	School District of Lee County school board District 4	Primary, General	Won general

Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez (R)

Nuñez issued endorsements for eight school board candidates. Seven candidates won outright in the primary election, while the other lost in the primary election.

School board endorsements by Jeanette Nuñez, 2022
Candidate	Status	Office sought	Endorsement type	Outcome
Megan Wright (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Brevard Public Schools school board District 1	Primary	Won primary
April Carney (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 2	Primary	Won primary
Charlotte Joyce (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 6	Primary	Won primary
Alysha Legge (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large	Primary	Lost primary
Roberto J. Alonso (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 4	Primary	Won primary
Monica Colucci (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 8	Primary	Won primary
Bridget Ziegler (Nonpartisan)  source	Incumbent	Sarasota County Schools school board District 1	Primary	Won primary
Timothy Enos (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Sarasota County Schools school board District 5	Primary	Won primary
Fred Lowry (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Volusia County Schools school board District 5	Primary	Lost primary

Maryland

Gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox (R)

Cox issued endorsements for a slate of candidates in Frederick County.

School board endorsements by Dan Cox, 2022
Candidate	Status	Office sought	Endorsement type	Outcome
Cindy Rose (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Frederick County Board of Education At-large	General	Lost general
Nancy Allen (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Frederick County Board of Education At-large	General	Won general
Olivia Angolia (Nonpartisan)  source	Challenger	Frederick County Board of Education At-large	General	Lost general

Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Gordana Schifanelli (R)

Schifanelli endorsed two candidates. One lost and one won.

School board endorsements by Gordana Schifanelli, 2022
Candidate	Status	Office sought	Endorsement type	Outcome
Alexis Capes (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Queen Anne's County Public Schools, At Large	General	Won general
Chris Blanton (Nonpartisan)  source	Open seat	Queen Anne's County Public Schools, District 1	General	Lost general

See also

• State executive official elections, 2022
• School board elections, 2022
• Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022