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Nino Kapitula (Richland School District school board Position 3, Washington, candidate 2023)
Nino Kapitula ran for election to the Richland School District school board to represent Position 3 in Washington. Kapitula lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
[1]Biography
As of 2023, Kapitula was the director for project development and design for Providence Land LLC. She also worked at State Farm as an insurance professional and co-founded local businesses.[2]
Elections
General election
General election for Richland School District school board Position 3
Chelsie Beck defeated Nino Kapitula in the general election for Richland School District school board Position 3 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chelsie Beck (Nonpartisan) | 59.3 | 12,287 |
 | Nino Kapitula (Nonpartisan) | 40.5 | 8,393 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 20,724 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Richland School District school board Position 3
Chelsie Beck and Nino Kapitula defeated Tony Gonzalez in the primary for Richland School District school board Position 3 on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chelsie Beck (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 10,173 |
| ✔ | | Nino Kapitula (Nonpartisan) | 29.2 | 5,651 |
| Tony Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 3,544 | ||
| Total votes: 19,368 | |||
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Endorsements
Kapitula received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. Richland Sch. Brd. Memb. Semi Bird
- Frmr. Richland Sch. Brd Memb. Audra Byrd
- Benton County, Wash., Republican Party
- Family Policy Institute of Washington
- Ladies of Liberty
- Joe Fuiten - Family Policy Inst. of Washington Board Member
- Tony Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) - Frmr. Richland Sch. Brd. cand.
- Hayley Hoyt - Benton Cnty. Rep. Party Sec.
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nino Kapitula did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Other survey responses
Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires Kapitula completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.
Kapitula completed a candidate statement for VoteWA. In it, she said, “We should have the right to know what is being taught in the classroom, fully transparent about teaching and learning materials. We should have the right to speak up when we disagree.”
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
