In 2024, many counties are electing members of their school boards. While these are all non-partisan elections (candidates’ names appear on both party’s ballots), at in at least one county, political clubs have recommended specific candidates. Furthermore, each candidate’s values direct their support for important school policies, so it is important to know their opinions and outlook. This year, elections for the Board of Education are more controversial due to a movement to censor books in many schools to prevent children from accessing information about LGBTQ, racial history or other topics. 

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The following counties have school board elections:

• Alleghany County – 5 seats - 4 candidates

• Anne Arundel County - 7 Districts, 1 seat each - 19 candidates

• Calvert County - 3 Districts, 1 seat each - 7 candidates​

• Caroline County - 2 Districts, 1 seat each - 1 candidate

• Carroll County – 5 seats, 4 candidates 

• Cecil County – 2 of 5 Districts + 1 at large, 1 seat each - 9 candidates

• Charles County – 2 Districts + 1 at large, 1 seat each - 9 candidates

• Dorchester County – 3 Districts, 1 seat each - 9 candidates 

• Frederick county – 3 of 7 at-large seats to be elected, 17 candidates

• Garrett County – 1 at large seat, 2 candidates 

• Howard County – 5 seats to be elected by district: 1 Districts uncontested, 4 Districts (1 seat each) - 12 candidates

• Kent County – 5 seats, 4 candidates 

• Montgomery County – 3 of 7 seats to be elected: 2 Disticts + 1 at large (1 seat each) - 14 candidates

• Prince George’s County – 5 of 13 seats to be elected: 5 Districts, 1 seat each - 15 candidates

• Queen Anne’s County – 3 Districts, 1 seat each - 6 candidates

• St. Mary’s County – 2 Districts + 1 at large, 1 seat each - 10 candidates

• Somerset County – 2 Districts, 1 seat each - 4 candidates 

• Talbot County - 3 Districts, 1 seat each - 7 candidates

• Washington County - 7 seats - 11 candidates​

• Worcester County – 3 Districts, 1 seat each - 7 candidates,

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To identify which candidates for these offices support our liberal religious values, it will be important for UUs to research each candidate's record and statements, and where possible contact them to ask specific questions about what educational policies they favor and the values that support them. UULM-MD is planning to outline these kinds of questions and invite anyone to help us do so by contacting the Democracy Task Force at Democracy@uulmmd.org.  

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