School Board Elections: Montgomery and Roanoke Counties
Justice Advocates cares about public education. We believe in the critical importance of school board races and their potential impact on the future direction of our public school systems. Four of seven seats are on the ballot in 2023 in Montgomery County along with two of five seats in Roanoke County. Those races are listed below. FYI: Roanoke City has an appointed school board.
Montgomery County Races
District B
Penny Franklin (incumbent)
Mark Miear
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District E
Derek Rountree
Lindsay Rich
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District F
Laura Purcell
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District G
Edward Gitre
Jason Massie
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Roanoke County Races
Catawba District
Brent T. Hudson (incumbent)
Samantha Newell (write-in candidate)
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Cave Spring District
Shelley H. Clemmons
Mary P. Wilson
School Board seats are allocated by magisterial district. If you do not know your district, go to vote.elections.virginia.gov and click on any box other than "Register to Vote." You will be asked to enter personal identifying information. When your voter information is displayed, scroll down to Districts/Election. That information is also listed
on your Voter Card under "Local."
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For an interactive map of Montgomery County districts, click here.