The Network for Public Education Action Fund is pleased to endorse the candidacy of Adrienne Spinner for the Board of Education in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Adrienne Spinner has earned the Network for Public Education Action’s endorsement in the race for the District 4 seat on the Guilford County Board of Education.
As a parent and social activist, Adrienne has “a heart for children and advocacy.” She is a proud graduate of K-12 public schools and a public university, and believes that public schools are the backbone of the community.
Her top priority is to fight for increased funding. She wants to add additional teacher assistants, counselors, social workers, and other staff support to work with students. She also wants increased funding to raise teacher pay. Because of the lack of a living wage in North Carolina, many are choosing not to enter into a career in education. Adrienne told us that “raising teacher pay is a vital first step; afterwards, focus needs to be given to recruiting and retaining quality teachers.”
Adrienne will also push to reinstate North Carolina’s 100-school charter cap. She said that too much funding is being taken away from public education to support the growing number of charter schools in the state. Adrienne also disagrees with efforts to privatize education.
In North Carolina school board elections are partisan. On May 8th Adrienne will face a Democratic challenger in the primary election. Please help spread the word about Adrienne’s candidacy for the Guilford County Board of Education.
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These candidates have been endorsed by Indivisibles.
The power Indivisibles are wielding this election cycle has incumbents shaking in their boots, with a record number of GOP retirements not seen since the Nixon years. And just like the first five candidates we endorsed, these 10 candidates will fight:
✔️For universal health care coverage
✔️For permanent protections for Dreamers
✔️For campaign finance reform
✔️To raise the minimum wage
✔️To repeal Trump’s open-ended war authority
✔️To end Trump’s Muslim Ban
Meet our latest IndivisiCandidates:
Virginia Madueño (CA-10): Virginia will be a fierce, savvy advocate for her constituents in the San Joaquin valley. After a childhood illness left her with a life-long preexisting condition, she knows first-hand why the ACA and health care reforms really matter. As the Former Mayor of her city of Riverbank and a small business owner, she’s ready to take the real concerns of her community to Washington.
Harley Rouda (CA-48): Another first-time candidate, California Indivisibles have embraced the message behind this technology entrepreneur, winning an overwhelming majority in the districts online endorsement voting. From union rights to gun violence prevention, Rouda’s commitment to progressive values as highlighted him as a grassroots leader, chosen by and supported his community, to take on the backwards Trump/Rohrabacher agenda in November.
David Holden (FL-19): David Holden is committed to improving health care access for his district’s families, and he’s passionate about preserving and protecting Florida’s beautiful environmental resources and water. Healthcare, climate change, gun violence: if he wins his primary in August, David is prepared to challenge the party-line GOP incumbent and bring more common sense to congress.
Josh McCall (GA-09): Josh McCall has an impressive record of service and deep Georgia roots to stand on in this campaign. As a longtime high school teacher, he knows first-hand how policies made in Washington can have an outsized impact on students and their families. He’s dedicated to being an accessible and accountable local leader, even while running for office. He’s traveled to every part of his district to connect with every possible voter and listen to all viewpoints.
Paul Walker (KY-01): With less than a month to go before the primary, this 20-year college professor and progressive has been recognized by Kentucky Indivisibles as force for social and economy change and opportunity. He’s brings unique perspective to environmental justice and protecting public lands from his time as a US Forest Service firefighter.
Jeramey Anderson (MS-04): Rep. Anderson, one of the youngest state legislators in the country, is also the sole Democrat candidate vying for this seat held by a Republican for nearly 8 years. Anderson will fight for access to quality health care for all, and has already gone toe-to-toe with leadership on issues that impact Mississippi families: raising the minimum wage, funding public education, and reforming our criminal justice system.
Ryan Watts (NC-06): Having worked with North Carolina businesses since starting his own as a college student, Ryan’s job-creating platform is grounded in a deep knowledge of the needs of his home state and the 6th District. This millennial is making waves in North Carolina’s 6th district as a rare unifier and promoter of progressivism, and he’s endorsed locally by three Indivisible groups.
Amy Vilela (NV-04): Like so many of her community members, Vilela has lost a lot at the hands of poor stewardship of our nation’s strongest social programs. She has channeled that energy into a campaign that puts people over profits, whether it’s in education, criminal justice, housing, or health care. Amy exemplifies what #NevadaStrong means, and is prepared to defend the NV-04 blue seat, should she win her primary in June.
Liuba Grechen Shirley (NY-02): One of our movement’s own, Liuba read and used the Indivisible Guide to start the incredibly effective group, New York’s 2nd District Democrats, which now has nearly 3,000 activists in its ranks. She hopes to take on Rep. Peter King (and his anti-LGBT views, pro-gun stances, and extreme conservatism) in November if she wins her June 26 primary.
Paula Jean Swearengin (WV-Sen): Indivisible groups in West Virginia have found a champion in Swearengin — literally a coal miner’s daughter, who’s decided to take on the fight for reliable jobs in safer, greener industries. Paula Jean was endorsed by three Indivisible groups, and will challenge incumbent Joe Manchin in the Democratic primary on May 8.