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Three seats on the Kuna School Board are up for grabs in the Nov. 7 general election.
Voters will get to choose among six candidates for the positions, including three incumbents, with two running in each zone. The trustees would serve four-year terms.
Kristi Hardy, the owner of Cinderella Dress Rentals, a boutique on West Main Street, is challenging incumbent James Grant, a dentist who runs a local practice called Avalon Dentistry, in Zone 2. Grant has served two terms on the Kuna School Board and coaches football, basketball and track and field for the Kuna School District.
Zone 2 includes a chunk of land north of the city.
Hillary Lowe, who operates the Lowe Family Farmstead with her husband, is challenging incumbent Joy Thomas in Zone 1. Thomas has served two terms on the Kuna School Board and is chief of staff of the Democratic minority in the Idaho House of Representatives.
Zone 1 covers an area of land southeast of the city between Ten Mile and Five Mile roads.
Michael Thornton, a farmer at Swan Falls Sod Farm, is challenging incumbent Russell Johnson, an attorney at Johnson and Lundgreen, in Zone 5. Johnson has served one term on the Kuna School Board.
Zone 5 covers a large swath of land southwest of the city.
The Idaho Statesman sent surveys to each of the candidates, and their responses are presented below, unedited. Among issues they addressed are overcrowded classrooms and school funding after the failure of a March bond-issue election.
Swipe below to see all the candidates, or use the slider below them.
Follow this link to find out which zone you live in. Learn more about this race and other local elections at IdahoStatesman.com/Election.
This story was originally published October 19, 2023 at 4:00 AM.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misstated Michael Thornton’s answer to the question about why he’s running.
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