Md. Democratic Party targets 'extreme candidates ' in local school board races

The Maryland Democratic Party will spend “tens of thousands of dollars” targeting at least 18 school board candidates that it says are looking to bring a “hateful” and “right-wing agenda” to schools.

It is a first for the party, which has never before involved itself in the nonpartisan races for local board of education seats. But party leaders said the move is needed to fight the “extremist” agendas espoused by candidates in 11 counties, eight of which it’s putting resources into – Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, St. Mary’s and Talbot. It is also warning voters against eight other candidates in Allegany, Cecil and Washington counties.

“I think this is something new for Maryland. We haven’t had extremist school board candidates like this in the past,” Charlene Dukes, first vice chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, said Wednesday.

“So when individuals now who are really articulating far right rhetoric and wanting to control the curriculum in schools, they promote dangerous policies like book bans and targeting marginalized students,” Dukes said.


https://marylandmatters.org/2024/10/17/md-democratic-party-targets-extreme-candidates-in-local-school-board-races/