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Ask inspector for further details. Promo valid through 515-631-5130 School board elections are coming up in suburban districts all across the Des Moines metro area. Although technically nonpartisan, school board elections in recent years have attracted intense politi- cal attention across the nation over COVID-19 policies, instruction about race, LGBTQ visibility and the pres- ence of certain books in schools. The 2021 school board elections in the Des Moines metro had some of the highest turnout in years. Unless otherwise noted, most elections this year will be for at-large seats with four-year terms.

Voters can vote for as many candidates as there are open seats. This election will be Nov. 7. who is run- ning: Ankeny School Board Ten candidates are running in the Ankeny School Board election. Four seats are up for election to four-year terms.

The eight candidates running for those seats are: Nick Bourne Katie Claeys (incumbent) Stephanie Gott Christian Holtz Shelly Northway Joshua Palik (incumbent) Amber Romans Ryan Weldon (incumbent) One seat is up for election to a two-year term. Josh- ua Palik was appointed to the seat in June 2022 to a vacancy after Trent Murphy resigned. The seat is on the ballot again under Iowa law. The candidates for the two-year seat are: Amy Guidry Amy Tagliareni (incumbent) Bondurant-Farrar School Board Four candidates are running in the Bondurant-Far- rar School Board election. Three seats are up for election to four-year terms.

The three candidates running for those seats are: Stacia Sanny (incumbent) Laurel Swanson Kayla Vandehaar (incumbent) One seat is up for election to a two-year term. Kayla Vandehaar was appointed to the seat in December 2022 to a vacancy after Kristin Swift resigned. The seat is on the ballot again under Iowa law. The candidate for the two-year seat is: Patrick Meyer Dallas Center-Grimes School Board Seven candidates are running in the Dallas Center- Grimes School Board election. Two candidates are running for the District 3 seat, which includes southern Grimes.

They are: Nancy Baker Curtis (incumbent in the at-large seat, running instead for a district seat) Kimberly Praska (incumbent) Two candidates are running for the District 4 seat, which includes Dallas Center and parts of Grimes and Urbandale. They are: Sean Cully Meg Dickinson Three candidates are running for two at-large seats. They are: Ryan Carpenter (incumbent) Matthew Moran Shaylee Vander Velden Johnston School Board There are eight candidates running for four seats in the Johnston School Board election. They are: Jason Arnold Jennifer Chamberland (incumbent) Soneeta Mangra-Dutcher (incumbent) Josh Nelson Charles Steele Lori Stiles Michelle Veach Lya Williams North Polk School Board Four candidates are running for two seats in the North Polk School Board election. They are: Kyle Campbell Travis Davis (incumbent) Ashley Delaney Dennis Goering Norwalk School Board Six candidates are running for three seats in the Norwalk School Board election.

They are: Kate Baldwin Emily Blom Donald W. Cook Daniel Jacob Heuser Michelle Kelly (incumbent) Saydel School Board Seven candidates are running in the Saydel School Board election. Four seats are up for election to four-year terms. The six candidates running for those seats are: Ryan Buman (incumbent) Gary Christensen II (incumbent) Joshua Kirkpatrick Samantha McNeeley Jimmy Van Der Kamp (incumbent) Tricia Zeis One seat is up for election to a two-year term. Jim- my Van Der Kamp was appointed to the seat in April 2023 to a vacancy after Roland Kouski Jr.

resigned. The seat is on the ballot again under Iowa law. The candidate for the two-year seat is: Jennifer Van Houten (incumbent) Southeast Polk School Board Six candidates are running for four seats in the Southeast Polk School Board election. They are: Chad Crabb (incumbent) Ryan W. English Brett Handy (incumbent) Greg Morse Kelly Simmons Lori Slings (incumbent) Urbandale School Board Six candidates are running for four seats in the Ur- bandale School Board election.

They are: Steve Avis Danielle Bartkiw Katherine Howsare (incumbent) Josh Van Ryswyk Carissa Williams Margaret Young Waukee School Board Five candidates are running for three seats in the Waukee School Board election. They are: Kate Boonstra Amy Jepsen Wendy Marsh (incumbent) Tami Rubino Michael Trettin (incumbent) West Des Moines School Board Eight candidates are running for four seats in the West Des Moines School Board election. They are: Michael Andreski Laurie Beilstein Hicks (incumbent) Jill Caton Johnson (incumbent) Elizabeth Larson Teri Patrick Aaron Sewell Scott White Chris Higgins covers the eastern suburbs for the Register. Reach him at or 515-423-5146 and follow him on Twitter Who is running for nonpartisan school board seats? Chris Higgins Des Moines Register USA TODAY NETWORK.