Two candidates qualify for special June election for NMUSD school board
Two candidates have qualified for the June 10 special election ballot for the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board.
Andrea McElroy, 55, a businesswoman and parent, and Kristin Walsh, 53, a parent and occupational therapist, are both running to fill the remaining term of the Trustee Area 5 seat left vacated when former board trustee Michelle Barto was elected to the Newport Beach City Council in November.
Walsh was appointed to the seat over McElroy and other applicants by a divided school board in late January. After her appointment, however, a petition for her removal was circulated, successfully getting enough signatures to force the special election instead.
The deadline to file as a candidate was Friday.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/17/two-candidates-qualify-for-special-june-election-for-nmusd-school-board/