School Board Election 5/14/2024
Filed School Board Candidates

Updated on 5/1/2024 8:30 PM

The Candidates listed below are the filed School Board Candidates for the 2024 School Board Elections

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

  • An individual seeking election to a school board is not considered an "qualified" candidate until (1) the individual files a completed, notarized filing form that is accepted by the Department of Elections; and (2) the State Election Commissioner determines that an individual is qualified under 14 Del. C. § 209 (criminal background check and Delaware Child Protection Registry check) and under 14 Del. C. § 1052 (citizenship and residency requirement), as required under 14 Del. C. § 1075. A candidate's name will be added to the Department's online "filed school board candidates" list as "provisional" status candidate once the candidate has submitted the notarized filing form and has applied for a criminal background check and Delaware Child Protection Registry check. After the State Election Commissioner has made determinations based on the results of these checks that the candidate is qualified to stand as a candidate per Delaware Code, the candidate’s status will be updated to "qualified".
  • Per the provisions of 14 Del. C. § 1075(b), in the event that there is only 1 candidate for the election of a school board member, the Department of Elections conducting the election shall declare the candidate elected, shall not hold an election for that seat, and shall issue a certificate of election to that candidate.

Disclaimer:
The information on this list is entered by the agency that accepted the filing. The list is periodically updated. Filings received on a day may not be reported until the next business day.

Table of Contents

New Castle County

Appoquinimink School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Norman A. Abrams JR
Address: 109 Sunshine Ln.
Middletown, DE 19709

Email: norm.abrams@app.k12.de.us
Phone: (302) 545-6199
Qualified 2/5/2024
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Mary Caroselli
WITHDRAWN 2/21/2024

Withdrawn 2/14/2024
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Timothy W. Johns
Address: 312 Blue Heron Ct.
Middletown, DE 19709
WITHDRAWN 4/24/2024


Email: info@drtim4appo.com
Phone: (302) 449-5455
Withdrawn 1/8/2024
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Candace M. Jusino
Qualified 3/1/2024
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Britney Mumford
Address: 1206 Glossy Ibis Ct.
Middletown, DE 19709

Email: mumfordforappo@gmail.com
Qualified 2/6/2024
Brandywine School District
Up for Election: Nominating District E* (1 seat), Nominating District G (1 Seat)
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
Nominating District E One-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2025*
Shawn L. Jegede

Email: jegede.shawn@gmail.com
Qualified 2/2/2024
Nominating District E One-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2025*
Donald Wood
Address: 3208 Romilly Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19810
WITHDRAWN 3/25/2024


Email: dwwood61@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 584-4550
Withdrawn 2/29/2024
Nominating District G Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Jason Heller

Email: jason.heller@outlook.com
Qualified 2/1/2024
Christina School District
Up for Election: Nominating District D
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
Nominating District D Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Matt Clifford
WITHDRAWN 4/25/2024


Email: chat.with.Matt.24@gmail.com
Withdrawn 3/1/2024
Nominating District D Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Amy Trauth
Qualified 2/21/2024
Colonial School District
Up for Election: Nominating District G
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
Nominating District G Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Robin Crossan
Qualified 1/3/2024
Nominating District G Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Tanya Kerns
Address: 1 Fieldstone Rd.
Bear, DE 19701

Email: trkerns@msn.com
Phone: (302) 893-5370
Qualified 1/5/2024
Red Clay School District
Up for Election: Nominating District E
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
Nominating District E Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Jason P. Casper
Address: 121 Denn Place
Wilmington, DE 19804

Email: jason.p.casper@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 656-6999
Qualified 1/3/2024
Nominating District E Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Susan Sander
Address: 2414 Calf Run Dr.
Wilmington, DE 19808

Email: susan.sander4redclay@gmail.com
Phone: (315) 380-0410
Qualified 2/20/2024

Kent County

Caesar Rodney School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Jessica Marelli
Address: 194 Putter Way
Wyoming, DE 19934

Email: jessicamarelli@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 535-8359
Qualified 1/2/2024
Capital School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
John C. Martin JR
Address: 907 McDowell Dr
Dover, DE 19901

Email: principal123@comcast.net
Qualified 1/26/2024
Lake Forest School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
David Walter Mazur
Address: 781 Seabreeze Rd
Frederica, DE 19946
Qualified 2/2/2024
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Sarah R. Starkey
Address: 4074 Carpenter Bridge Rd
Felton, DE 19943

Email: sarah.starkey@lf.k12.de.us
Phone: (302) 242-1576
Qualified 1/29/2024
Milford School District **
Up for Election: Nominating District B
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
Nominating District B Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Jennifer Lynn Massotti
Address: 56 Broad St
Houston, DE 19954
Qualified 1/8/2024
Smyrna School District **
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Christopher T. Scuse
Address: 207 Seldon Dr
Smyrna, DE 19977
Qualified 1/2/2024

Sussex County

Cape Henlopen School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seats), Nominating District C
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Alison J. Myers
Qualified 1/3/2024
Nominating District C Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Janet E. Maull-Martin
Qualified 2/16/2024
Delmar School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Russell R. Smart

Email: rutdaddy2002@yahoo.com
Qualified 2/23/2024
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Dawn M. Turner
Address: 10802 Dorothy Rd
Laurel, DE 19956

Email: dawn4delmar@gmail.com
Phone: (410) 726-2184
Qualified 3/1/2024
Indian River School District
Up for Election: Nominating District 1* (2 Seats), Nominating District 3 (1 Seat) , Nominating District 4 (1 Seat), and Nominating District 5 (2 Seats)
NO ELECTION IN 2024 for Indian River Districts 1 & 5, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
District 1 One-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2025*
Lisa Hudson Briggs

Email: lhbriggs89@gmail.com
Qualified 2/28/2024
District 1 One-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2025*
Son-DJerry "Jerry" Cameus
WITHDRAWN 2/26/2024

Withdrawn 2/19/2024
District 1 One-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2025*
Kelly Kline
Qualified 2/23/2024
District 3 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Heather Statler
Address: 108 Woodland Way
Millsboro, DE 19966
WITHDRAWN 3/28/2024


Email: heather.statler@irsd.k12.de.us
Phone: (302) 228-5656
Withdrawn 1/24/2024
District 3 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Mark L. Steele

Email: indianriversuper6@gmail.com
Qualified 2/23/2024
District 4 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Joshua W. Hudson
Qualified 2/15/2024
District 4 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Anita West-Werner

Email: awestwerner@hotmail.com
Qualified 2/29/2024
District 5 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Derek E. Cathell
Qualified 2/15/2024
District 5 Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Kim Law Taylor
Address: 176 E Mill Pond Drive
Selbyville, DE 19975

Email: ktaylor36@verizon.net
Phone: (302) 542-0078
Qualified 2/14/2024
Laurel School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Kim Ralph
Qualified 2/20/2024
Seaford School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
NO ELECTION IN 2024, pursuant to 14 Del. C. § 1075(b)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Dara Laws Savage
Address: 22694 Eskridge Rd
Seaford, DE 19973

Email: dara.savage@seaford.k12.de.us
Phone: (302) 745-6163
Qualified 2/8/2024
Woodbridge School District **
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Nominating District Term Candidate Status Date Filed
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
John Campbell

Email: jcampbell3234@gmail.com
Qualified 2/21/2024
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Brian Swain
Address: 10057 Sunnyside Rd
Bridgeville, DE 19933

Email: brian.swain@icloud.com
Phone: (302) 858-2741
Qualified 1/26/2024
At-Large Four-Year Term
Term Expires June 30, 2028
Kristie Thomas
Address: 14100 Tull Road
Greenwood, DE 19950

Email: kjbmustang@aol.com
Phone: (302) 228-9538
Qualified 2/28/2024

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* Fills balance of original unexpired term
** School District crosses county boundaries. Smyrna and Milford School Board Elections and Referenda are both handled by Department of Elections - Kent County Office. Woodbridge School Board Elections and Referenda are both handled by Department of Elections - Sussex County Office

Disclaimer:
The information on this list is entered by the agency that accepted the filing. The list is periodically updated. Filings received on a day may not be reported until the next business day.