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Six candidates running for Westminster school board BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO
Six candidates are running for three open school board seats in the 8,000-student Westminster district’s first contested board election in six years. One incumbent, Christine Martinez, is running for reelection. Two others, board President Ken Cianco and Vice President Max Math, are term-limited and are not running. That means voters will elect at least two and possibly three newcomers to the five-member board in the Nov. 7 election. Martinez has joined with candidates Audrey Yanos and Mary Beth Murphy to run as a slate that has the backing of the district’s teachers union. Generally, they say the district is headed in the right direction and should stay the course. The other three candidates — Anthony Sisneros and husband-andwife team Charles and Brenda Gallegos — are also running as a slate. They are seeking changes, including to improve student achievement and SEE SEATS, P12
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