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There are two candidates in the running for District B in Montgomery County — 20-year school board member Penny J. Franklin and former superintendent Mark Miear.
The longest tenured board member, Penny Franklin faces a challenge from former school Superintendent Mark Miear, whom she voted in favor of firing last year.
One of the big questions in the Roanoke and New River valleys is whether Democrats can win in two newly drawn districts — one in the House and one in Senate.
A diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at a leading university in southeastern Virginia may have violated her school’s policy by using work email to forward a message slamming conservative school board candidates as “hateful” and urging readers to canvass for the candidates’ opponents shortly before early voting begins.
Virginia Tech's DEI director forwarded an email branding conservative school board candidates "hateful," which may violate school policies.