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Hanover is one of 13 Virginia's jurisdictions with appointed school board members — 120 have boards elected by voters.

Kelly-Wiecek holds several leadership roles among economic development organizations in the area. She is currently Hanover County’s representative on the Board of Directors for the Greater Richmond Partnership, the Richmond region’s lead economic development organization. She also chairs the board of directors for Richmond Region Tourism and serves as the governance chair for Sports Backers’ Executive Committee. She is also a former chairperson for the county’s Republican Committee.

Let's be real: The current appointed system is awash in politics. The Hanover County Republican Committee is leading the charge against the elected school board — an odd anti-vote posture for a political organization, but on brand with the voter suppression mode of the modern GOP. But its arguments to keep the current system don't hold up under scrutiny.

In 1992, Virginia became the last state in the nation to allow elected school boards. Most locales leapt at the chance. But not Hanover.

Voters in Hanover County will decide the Republican nominee in a Virginia House of Delegates race and GOP candidates in elections for the county’s Board of Supervisors in the 2023 primaries.