{"id":1980131,"date":"2023-07-22T05:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T09:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmers-sister-leaves-local-school-board-high-and-dry-to-run-for-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T05:09:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T09:09:39","slug":"whitmers-sister-leaves-local-school-board-high-and-dry-to-run-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmers-sister-leaves-local-school-board-high-and-dry-to-run-for-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmer&#8217;s sister ditches school board for Congress."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhitmers-sister-leaves-local-school-board-high-and-dry-to-run-for-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Liz \u2064Whitmer Gereghty&#8217;s Early Departure Leaves Board Scrambling to Fill Position<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and sister \u2062Liz \u200cWhitmer Gereghty\u2064 (Via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Michigan \u200cDemocratic governor Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s sister has made a sudden exit from her position on a New York school board in \u2062order to pursue a \u2064congressional run. This unexpected departure has left the board in a frenzy as they scramble to find a replacement before the new school\u200b year begins.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Liz\u200d Whitmer Gereghty announced\u2064 her resignation from \u200dthe Katonah-Lewisboro school board on June 15,\u2063 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sister-telepathy-as-gretchen-whitmer-endorsed-covid-sports-shutdown-so-did-her-sibling\/\" title=\"Gretchen Whitmer's sister also supported COVID sports shutdown.\">meeting records reviewed<\/a> by the <em>Washington Free\u200b Beacon<\/em>. Just a month prior, Gereghty had announced her candidacy for New York&#8217;s 19th Congressional District, a commitment that would prevent \u200bher from serving on the school board. This unexpected timing \u2063of her departure has created an \u2062awkward situation for her colleagues on the\u200c board, especially considering that the district had recently held an election. As a result, the district had only two weeks, as per\u200b the district bylaws, to find an unelected successor to fill the vacancy.<\/p>\n<p>The resignation\u2064 of Gereghty has sparked animosity\u2062 and could lead\u200c to allegations that \u2064she \u2063does not truly represent\u200d the New York district, which is \u2064located just north of Manhattan.\u2064 In the upcoming race, Gereghty\u200d will face a contentious primary against liberal former congressman Mondaire \u2063Jones, \u2062who previously represented the district \u200bfrom 2021 to 2023. Jones&#8217;s allies have already dismissed Gereghty as \u200dan outsider, with Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) stating in April that \u200che was unaware of Whitmer&#8217;s sister living in the district and not knowing many people \u200bwho know her.<\/p>\n<p>So far,\u2063 Gereghty has done little to counter \u200dthese criticisms. \u200bShe has sought support for\u2063 her campaign from Michigan&#8217;s congressional delegation and hired a campaign manager who recently worked\u200d in the Great Lakes State. In April, Whitmer herself \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/gretchen-whitmer-gives-max-contribution-to-sisters-new-york-congressional-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made the maximum contribution<\/a> to her sister&#8217;s campaign, and Gereghty, as a school board member, has taken positions on the coronavirus that mirror those of Whitmer during her time as governor of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Gereghty&#8217;s campaign nor the Katonah-Lewisboro school board have \u2062responded to requests\u2062 for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Gereghty&#8217;s former board consists of seven members, meaning that her sudden departure has eliminated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-dems-will-pass-covid-relief-bill-with-or-without-gop\/\" title=\"Schumer: Dems will pass COVID relief bill with or without GOP\">tie-breaking vote<\/a>. The board had two options to fill the vacancy: appoint an unelected candidate or spend at least\u2064 $30,000 on a special election, which the district had already\u200c done just weeks before Gereghty&#8217;s resignation. Consequently, the board decided \u200cthat it could \u2063not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmers-sister-leaves-local-school-board-high-and-dry-to-run-for-congress\/\" title=\"Whitmer's sister ditches school board for Congress.\">justify spending additional \u200cfunds<\/a> and chose to appoint a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063her resignation speech, Gereghty\u200d emphasized her efforts to change the mascot of a local high\u2064 school from the &#8220;Indians&#8221; to \u200cthe &#8220;Wolfpack.&#8221; She also highlighted her work during the pandemic, where she emerged as a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/sister-telepathy-as-gretchen-whitmer-endorsed-covid-sports-shutdown-so-did-her-sibling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vocal opponent<\/a> of holding athletic competitions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gereghty is running to unseat freshman \u2064GOP lawmaker Mike Lawler, who caused an upset in 2022 by defeating then-Democratic Congressional Campaign\u2062 Committee chair Sean Patrick Maloney. Jones has complicated Gereghty&#8217;s efforts by announcing his own campaign for\u200d the same district, setting up a primary \u2062battle between the two prominent Democrats that is expected to be messy. In response to\u2064 criticism from Jones&#8217;s allies, Gereghty has accused her opponent of moving districts in order to &#8220;chase a congressional seat,&#8221; \u200breferring to Jones&#8217;s decision\u2064 to \u200drun in New York&#8217;s\u200d nearby 10th district in 2022. Jones lost the Democratic primary for that district, resulting in both him and\u200c Maloney losing their\u200c seats in \u2062January.<\/p>\n<p>Gereghty is relatively unknown in New York and will face a challenging task of gaining recognition in the district. Currently, her campaign\u2063 website does not include a policy page but instead criticizes &#8220;extremist Republicans&#8221; for &#8220;banning books,&#8221; &#8220;robbing\u200d women of their reproductive rights,&#8221; and &#8220;fearmongering\u200c about crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liz Whitmer Gereghty&#8217;s sudden resignation from a New York school board to pursue a congressional run has left the board in a rush to find a replacement. Governor Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s sister&#8217;s departure has caused a vacancy that needs to be filled promptly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2020,"featured_media":1980132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}