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Kelly Lessens
Kelly Lessens is a member of the Anchorage School District School Board in Alaska, representing Seat B. She assumed office on May 3, 2021. Her current term ends in 2028.
Lessens ran for re-election to the Anchorage School District School Board to represent Seat B in Alaska. She won in the general election on April 1, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Anchorage School District, Alaska, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B
Incumbent Kelly Lessens defeated Mark Anthony Cox in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Lessens (Nonpartisan) | 57.3 | 32,357 |
 | Mark Anthony Cox (Nonpartisan) | 41.7 | 23,570 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 543 | ||
| Total votes: 56,470 | |||
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Endorsements
Lessens received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Anchorage School District, Alaska, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B
Incumbent Kelly Lessens defeated Rachel Ries, Dustin Darden, and Benjamin Baldwin in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Lessens (Nonpartisan) | 50.0 | 33,005 |
 | Rachel Ries (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 27,369 | |
 | Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 3,059 | |
| Benjamin Baldwin (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 2,171 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 458 | ||
| Total votes: 66,062 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cliff Murray (Nonpartisan)
2021
See also: Anchorage School District, Alaska, elections (2021)
General election
Special general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B
Kelly Lessens defeated Judy Eledge, Marilyn Stewart, and Mark Anthony Cox in the special general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Lessens (Nonpartisan) | 38.4 | 25,349 |
 | Judy Eledge (Nonpartisan) | 38.1 | 25,125 | |
 | Marilyn Stewart (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 7,452 | |
| Mark Anthony Cox (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 7,444 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 564 | ||
| Total votes: 65,934 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kelly Lessens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kelly Lessens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Kelly Lessens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
