MoCo Board of Education Election in 2016

There are important elections this year in Montgomery County, Maryland -- U.S. president, U.S. Senator from Maryland, Congresmen, term limits. However, please don't forget one of the most important and most overlooked -- the election of members of the MoCo Board of Education.

There are 7 members of the MoCo BOE elected by voters (another is elected by students). Every MoCo voter can vote for those in every contest, even those designated for a district you don't live in.

The members of the MoCo BOE have control over more than half your county tax money, almost $2.5 billion. Is your money being spent wisely by these people? Many think the answer is "No." Find out for yourself.

There was a debate last night by the 6 people running for 3 spots on the MoCo BOE this year. Many of them disagreed strongly with each other. For example, do you think they should use zero-based budgeting, meaning no spending is automatically approved just because it was approved last year? Some support this; some candidates didn't say a word about it. If you support this, find out which candidates are on your side and vote for them.

The candidates (in alphabetical order by district) and their websites are:

At Large:
Jeanette Dixon - https://jeanettedixon.org/
Phil Kaufmann - http://philkauffman.com/

District 2
Brandon Rippeon 
Rebecca Smondrowski - www.rebeccaonboard.org

District 4
Shebra Evans - http://www.shebraevans.com/
Anjali Reed Phukan - anjali4md.weebly.com