OHA Trustee Keli’i Akina Files for re-election
by KHON2
KHON2— After being elected to his second term as Trustee At-Large in 2020, Keli’i Akina, Ph.D is seeking to run again for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs position.
Houston Public Media—Two Katy ISD trustees who voted against transgender policy face opponents in re-election campaign. Trustees Rebecca Fox and Dawn Champagne voted against a policy that would require teachers to notify parents whose kids came out as transgender. While the policy was hotly contested, their votes drew criticism from some conservative members of the community.
Houston Public Media—Fort Bend ISD trustee faces multiple opponents in re-election campaign as colleagues endorse other candidates. Trustee Kristen Malone has been openly critical of the school board, alleging others forced out the superintendent. Some board members have endorsed one of her opponents.
www.thestar.co.uk—Sheffield City Council elections: the leader of the Green Party is seeking re-election. Neither Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of the council, nor Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have to stand this year – but Cllr Douglas Johnson from the Green Party does. Cllr Johnson, the leader of his group, was able to win comfortably in 2021 and now he is aiming to do that again, keeping the City ward a Green ward. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m a councillor for City ward, I was elected in 2016 and again in 2021. “I chair the council’s housing...