Moms for Liberty activist wins spot on Alabama School Board
Alabama’s state board of education will have two new members.
Four state board of education seats were up for election on Nov. 3. The two incumbent candidates kept their seats and two new members were elected.
The State Board of Education oversees policy decisions for Alabama’s public school system.
Moms for Liberty activist Emily Jones, a Republican, won the District 8 seat on the State Board of Education. District 8 covers Limestone, Madison and DeKalb counties. Republican Wayne Reynolds, who is retiring, currently holds the seat. Jones won 53.73% against former Parent-Teacher Association President Shatika Armstrong, a Democrat.
Jones founded the Madison County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights organization that opposes LGBTQ+ and race-related topics in schools.
Additional state board of education races:
- Alabama State Board of Education District 2: Incumbent Republican Tracie West won with 61.61% of the vote against Democrat Jamie McCurry, who garnered 38.29% of the vote
- State Board of Education District 4: Incumbent Yvette Richardson, a Democrat, ran unopposed
- State Board of Education District 6: Two retired educators faced off in the District 6 election. Cathi Bradford, a Republican, will be the next District 6 board member. She garnered 71.25% of the votes against opponent Angela Morgan, a Democrat. Morgan received 28.56% of the votes.