If you are a conservative Christian, the Westerville City Schools District School Board race is a sad affair this year. In 2025, I am loath to vote for anyone in a non-partisan race who has Democratic Party ties. There are currently 5 candidates running for three school board positions. According to public information available from the Franklin County Board of Elections, Delaware County Board of Elections, and endorsements listed on candidate posted websites, I can, with a reasonable degree of certainty, discern the political party affiliation of the candidates as follows: 1. Tatjana Brown (D), 2. Nafiso Jamale (D), 3. Anisa Liban (D), 4. Kristy Meyer (D), and 5. Mark Stevens (R). Neither the Franklin County nor Delaware County Republican Parties have endorsed candidates for the WCSD School Board race. The Franklin County Democratic Party has endorsed Anisa Liban and Kristy Meyer, current incumbents, and the Delaware County Democratic Party has endorsed Tatjana Brown, Anisa Liban, and Kristy Meyer for the school board. Several Democratic Party aligned organizations (of note, the Matriots Political Action Committee has supported Republicans who are Pro-choice) have given endorsements for this race – Vote Mama Pac, Moms Demand Action Gun Sense, Westerville Education Association, Ohio Association of Public School Employees, Matriots Political Action Committee, Franklin County Young Democrats, and Westerville Progressive Alliance. For a supposed non-partisan race, this race certainly has a host of partisan participants. Normally, in a race where I have three choices but can only make one choice in good conscience, I would only vote for the one candidate. After attending two Westerville City School Board meetings during the Fall of 2024 with LifeWise Academy (an Ohio-based Christian educational program) and Ohio RTRI (released time religious instruction) on the agenda, I will be voting for three candidates – Tatjana Brown, Kristy Meyer, and Mark Stevens. As a God-fearing Christian, I was offended being lectured AT about Christianity by the Executive Director of CAIR Ohio (Center on American- Islamic Relations) at one of the two 2024 school board meetings concerning the RTRI issue.
Five candidates vying for 3 seats on Westerville School Board in Nov. 4 election
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