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Notable Candidate Endorsements for School Board

Endorser	Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
314 Action Fund	Ashley Esposito  source  (Nonpartisan)	Baltimore City Public Schools Board of Commissioners (2026)	General	–
EducateUs	Ashley Esposito  source  (Nonpartisan)	Baltimore City Public Schools Board of Commissioners (2026)	General	–
Vote Mama PAC	Ashley Esposito  source  (Nonpartisan)	Baltimore City Public Schools Board of Commissioners (2026)	General	–
Fairfax County, Va., Republican Party	Saundra Davis  source  (Nonpartisan)	Fairfax County Public Schools, Braddock District (2026)	General	–
Fairfax County, Va., Democratic Party	Tom Dannan  source  (Nonpartisan)	Fairfax County Public Schools, Braddock District (2026)	General	–
Garland County, Ark., Republican Party	Bao Nguyen  source  (Nonpartisan)	Fountain Lake School District, Position 5 (2026)	Primary	–
Garland County, Ark., Republican Party	Christopher Desfassiaux  source  (Nonpartisan)	Fountain Lake School District, Position 5 (2026)	Primary	–
Guilford For All	Alan Sherouse  source  (D)	Guilford County Schools, At-large (2026)	General	Advanced in Primary
Guilford County Association of Educators	Ebony Burnett  source  (D)	Guilford County Schools, District 4 (2026)	General	–
Guilford For All	Ebony Burnett  source  (D)	Guilford County Schools, District 4 (2026)	General	–
Guilford County Association of Educators	Khem Irby  source  (D)	Guilford County Schools, District 6 (2026)	General	–
Guilford County Association of Educators	Khem Irby  source  (D)	Guilford County Schools, District 6 (2026)	Primary	–
Garland County, Ark., Republican Party	Doug Jones  source  (Nonpartisan)	Hot Springs School District school board Position 2 (2026)	Primary	–
Garland County, Ark., Republican Party	Brian French  source  (Nonpartisan)	Lakeside School District school board Position 1 (2026)	Primary	–

See also

• Our approach to covering endorsements