Randy Zackrisson
Randy Zackrisson was a write-in candidate for the Samuel Miller District seat on the Albemarle County School Board in the November 2021 general election. He lost to the incumbent, Graham Paige.[1] According to election results, there were 2,093 write-in votes for the seat, amounting to about 26% of the total number of votes. [2]
In Zackrisson's August 18, 2021 campaign launch announcement, and in an interview with news and political commentary website Breitbart, Zackrisson critiqued recent school board decision-making, as well as constraints on public comment at school board meetings.[3][4] Prior to Zackrisson's August 18 campaign announcement, a member of "Citizens Advocating for Responsible Education" (C.A.R.E.) appeared on The Schilling Show radio program to announce that there would be a write-in campaign in the upcoming school board election.[5] After Zackrisson's August 18 campaign announcement, he made appearances on The Schilling Show radio program,[6][7] as well as on The Jeff Katz Show radio program.[8] C.A.R.E.'s endorsement of Zackrisson was announced on the September 15 edition of The Schilling Show.[9]
Zackrisson's 2021 campaign was energized in part by supporters' concerns with the content of an anti-racism program, as well as school policies on transgender and nonbinary students.[10][11] Along with frustration regarding COVID-19 prevention measures and broader concerns regarding the messages taught in public schools, these issues resonated with some conservative and swing voters during the 2021 election season.[12]
References
- ↑ Web. Paige beats back write-in challenge in Albemarle County School Board race, Katherine Knott, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 2, 2021, retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ↑ Web. 2021 November General Results - Albemarle County, Virginia Department of Elections, November 16, 2021, retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Concerned Citizen Launches Write-In Campaign to Unseat County School Board Chairman: Schools ‘Should Never Assume the Role of Parent’, Breccan F. Thies, Breitbart, August 18, 2021, retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Exclusive — Winning Back the School Boards: Write-In Candidate Seeks to Unseat Chairman, Breccan F. Thies, Breitbart, August 19, 2021, retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ Web. The Schilling Show 8/12/21: Nicki Athey, Dr. Jim Lark, Rob Schilling, The Schilling Show, WINA, Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 2021, retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ Web. The Schilling Show 8/19/21: Randy Zackrisson, John Whitehead, Rob Schilling, The Schilling Show, WINA, Charlottesville, Virginia, August 19, 2021, retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ Web. The Schilling Show 8/31/21: Randy Zackrisson, Mat Staver, Rob Schilling, The Schilling Show, WINA, Charlottesville, Virginia, September 1, 2021, retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Critical Race Theory Comes To Albermarle Schools, Jeff Katz, The Jeff Katz Show, WRVA, Richmond, Virginia, August 31, 2021, retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ Web. The Schilling Show 9/15/21: Nicki Athey, Charlottesville City Councilor Heather Hill, Rob Schilling, The Schilling Show, WINA, Charlottesville, Virginia, September 15, 2021, retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Write-in school board candidate Randy Zackrisson to challenge incumbent Graham Paige and promote parental advocacy, Charlotte Rene Woods, Charlottesville Tomorrow, October 14, 2021, retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Critical race theory has suddenly become a key issue in the only contested Albemarle County School Board race, Charlotte Rene Woods, Charlottesville Tomorrow, October 28, 2021, retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ↑ Web. In Virginia, Republicans see education, curriculum fears as a path to victory, Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, October 17, 2021, retrieved November 12, 2021.