Marietta, Decatur school board candidates qualify for November election
Candidates for Decatur and Marietta boards of education have formally qualified to run in Nov. 2 general election.
Jana Johnson-Davis, who holds the at-large seat, is the only City Schools of Decatur incumbent to qualify for re-election. She drew no opposition.
Other Decatur candidates qualifying to run for office are Hans Utz for District 1 and Carmen Sulton and Dan Baskerville for District 2. Incumbents Lewis Jones of District 1 and Heather Tell of District 2 are not running for reelection.
The field is more crowded in Marietta City Schools’ races. Incumbents Alan Levine of Ward 1, Randy Weiner of Ward 3 and Allison Gruehn of Ward 4 did not qualify for re-election. Candidates running for the seven seats include:
Ward 1:
- Alex Castro
- Jeff DeJarnett
- Lisa Lindsay
Ward 2:
- P.J. Hardy
- Jason Waters (incumbent)
Ward 3:
- Ann Almy
- Erica D. Bush
Ward 4:
- George Darden
- Jaillene Hunter
- Angie Smith
Ward 5
- Angela P. Orange (incumbent)
Ward 6
- Kerry Minervini (incumbent)
Ward 7
- Irene Holly Berens (incumbent)
The school board races will be held in conjunction with the municipal elections in both cities.
About the Author
Kristal Dixon covers Cobb and DeKalb county schools for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Before joining the AJC, Dixon worked for Patch.com and the Cherokee Tribune in Canton.
