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(Lander, WY) – In Wyoming, school boards are non-partisan bodies. When candidates run for positions on school boards they do not run as Democrats or Republicans. Does this mean candidates or current board members do not have political leanings or ideological beliefs. Of course not!
Across our country we have seen school boards that espouse extreme far left political views. Even in our own community there are some who have advocated for the inclusion of sexually explicit material in our schools, demanded policies should NOT require parental notification about a child’s wellbeing, demanded our schools remain closed during the Covid pandemic, and they have opposed common sense security measures like conceal carry for qualified staff. While serving on the school board and as conservatives, Taylor Jacobs and I (Scott Jensen) have successfully stood firm against these leftist demands.
As candidates for Fremont County School District #1 School Board, Dr. Virginia Arbery, Taylor Jacobs, and I (Scott Jensen) are NOT running partisan campaigns. But we are being honest candidates when we let you know we are conservative, because conservatism is a way of thinking, not a political party.
If elected, voters can be confident all three of us will stand true to our conservative principles as we work to improve the quality of education offered in our schools in Lander. Candidates who claim their worldview doesn’t enter into how they would vote on the school board are being dishonest with themselves and voters.
Scott Jensen