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Nebraska State Board of Education District 5

From the Educate yourself: 2022 General Election Voter's Guide series

Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022 Updated Oct 28, 2022
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The local race is District 5, which includes much of the south side of Lincoln, and rural areas of Southeast Nebraska largely south of the Platte River from Phillips to Ashland.

Nebraska Board of Education

The State Board of Education sets state education policy and regulations, and oversees the Nebraska Department of Education. It also hires the state's education commissioner.

The state is divided into eight districts, each represented by a board member elected in a nonpartisan race. They serve four-year terms and are not paid but are reimbursed for expenses.

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District 5: Kirk Penner

Age: 53

Address: 235 Donegal Road, Aurora

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Kirk Penner, 2022 candidate Nebraska State Board of Education, District 5.

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District 5: Helen Raikes

Age: 78

Address: 684 N. Forty Drive, Ashland

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