Randy Zackrisson

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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

  1. 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.
  2. Web. 2021 November General Results - Albemarle County, Virginia Department of Elections, November 16, 2021, retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Web. Critical Race Theory Comes To Albermarle Schools, Jeff Katz, The Jeff Katz Show, WRVA, Richmond, Virginia, August 31, 2021, retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.

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