Conservative candidates defeated in Waukee school board elections

Waukee voters rejected a slate of conservative candidates that ran on an anti-mask mandate platform and was backed by a well-funded political action committee.

Instead, preliminary results Tuesday show Waukee's school has three new members on its board and one returning. Board President Lori Lyon was reelected with 14% of the vote.

Armel Traore Dit Nignan, Michael Schrodt and Jaime Secory were also elected with about 14% of the vote.

Waukee's school board race featured eight candidates competing for four seats.

Four of the candidates were part of the political action committee Warriors and Wolves United — a nod to the district's high school mascots — that campaigned on "academic excellence, equal opportunity, parent/guardian choice, relationships, accountability, transparency and fiscal responsibility.

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/waukee/2021/11/02/waukee-iowa-school-board-election-results-lori-lyon-armel-traore-dit-nignan-michael-schrodt-secory/8573098002/