But, Byrne said the Hatch Act already impacts school board candidates because once a candidate includes political language on campaign literature or is endorsed by a political party then the race ...

She would have been the first Black School Board member in the district’s history. She and Ziegler were neck and neck in campaign finance, both raising about $140,000 in contributions.

The School Board campaign was intense ... Schaafsma’s name was on all campaign signs for the slate and on all campaign literature. Campaign literature and social media posts were often ...