{"id":966558,"date":"2021-11-04T08:58:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=966558"},"modified":"2021-11-04T08:58:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:58:57","slug":"school-board-candidates-opposing-critical-race-theory-win-throughout-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-candidates-opposing-critical-race-theory-win-throughout-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"School Board Candidates Opposing Critical Race Theory Win Throughout Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fschool-board-candidates-opposing-critical-race-theory-win-throughout-minnesota%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=966558&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/election-November-2-2021-Minneapolis-Minnesota-polling-place-vote-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Local school board elections in Minnesota produced numerous victories for candidates opposing critical race theory (CRT) and pandemic-related mandates, even in some traditionally Democrat strongholds.<\/p>\n<p>Independent media outlet AlphaNews reported Wednesday, Matt Audette, who opposes teaching the tenets of CRT and mask and vaccine mandates, <a href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.org\/anti-crt-candidates-elected-to-school-boards-across-the-state\/\">defeated<\/a> Dave Dirkswager by over 30 points in the Anoka-Hennepin school district.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.013698630137\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to Matt Audette who won a school board seat in the deep blue Hennepin County, MN!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 1776 Project Pac (@1776ProjectPac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1776ProjectPac\/status\/1455743648868483072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.92429022082\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight was great, 62% rate with a handful more undecided. We could not have done it without the 15,000+ people who donated to this PAC.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us in our efforts to flip more school boards and change the future of education. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STOPCRT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STOPCRT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v2ngQJoGSX\">https:\/\/t.co\/v2ngQJoGSX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 1776 Project Pac (@1776ProjectPac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1776ProjectPac\/status\/1455768307789877248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cinta Schmitz, a conservative, won her special election bid for an open school board seat in Lakeville.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Schmitz beat out opponent Carly Anderson with fewer than 200 votes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cintaschmitzforisd194.org\/meet-cinta\">running<\/a> on a&nbsp;platform&nbsp;of ensuring \u201cparents are well represented in decisions impacting the direction of our schools and the education of their children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her priorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cintaschmitzforisd194.org\/the-issues\">included<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow parents to make medical decisions for their kids including decisions regarding masks and vaccines.<\/li>\n<li>Keep divisive policies&nbsp;that teach racism and intolerance of people with different&nbsp;ethnic backgrounds or skin colors \u2013 whether it is called CRT or any other equity-related term \u2013&nbsp;OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eric Tessmer, who voiced his opposition to CRT and his district\u2019s \u201cRacial Equity and Inclusion Policy,\u201d won his race for a seat on the school board in South Washington County where he ran with three other conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voteerictessmer.com\/curriculum\">posted<\/a> to his campaign website:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p>Using our outward differences to divide us is destructive and simply wrong. In America, hard work, determination, and personal responsibility can mean prosperity for anyone who is willing and able to try. CRT and its off-shoots are harmful to our children and our community. This theory has no place in K-12 education and should be abolished for traditional curriculum in math, science, technology, and language arts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTessmer secured the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/electionresults.sos.state.mn.us\/results\/Index?ErsElectionId=142&amp;scenario=LocalSchoolDistrict&amp;DistrictId=323&amp;show=Go\">fourth-most<\/a>&nbsp;votes in the race, earning him one of four available seats,\u201d reported AlphaNews.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.981818181818\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another sweep in a blue county<\/p>\n<p>All four of our endorsed candidates won in Centre County: Jon Guizar, Andrea Royer, Jack Bechdel, and Jeffrey Steiner<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 1776 Project Pac (@1776ProjectPac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1776ProjectPac\/status\/1455763391084175361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maureen Eigen also defeated Jeff Patience in the Alexandria School Board special election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0697674418605\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to Maureen Eigen who won her school board election in Alexandria School Board in Douglas County, MN!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 1776 Project Pac (@1776ProjectPac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1776ProjectPac\/status\/1455747928203608066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Eigen, who reportedly described herself during her campaign as a \u201cwoman of faith with conservative values,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maureenfor206\/posts\/167487558915920\">explained<\/a> her opposition to CRT in a recent Facebook post:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p>I am not against CRT because I want to maintain my power. I oppose CRT because I believe it does not empower students of color. It teaches oppressive mindsets, and furthers segregation. We are all unique individuals and our primary identity is not our skin color.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t oppose CRT because of any political agenda,\u201d Eigen asserted. \u201cI oppose it because it\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.138461538462\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to the three new school board members we helped elect in Virginia:<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Gutshall in Shenandoah School Board<\/p>\n<p>Maureen Siegmund in Stafford School Board<\/p>\n<p>Angela Allen in Goochland School Board<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 1776 Project Pac (@1776ProjectPac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1776ProjectPac\/status\/1455985073342357511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.1160220994475\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As of this morning our candidates lead in 44 of the 58 races we competed in.<\/p>\n<p>We may have won 75% of the races we competed in!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 1776 Project Pac (@1776ProjectPac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1776ProjectPac\/status\/1455874602807271428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Breitbart News reported, Ryan James Girdusky\u2019s 1776 Project PAC has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/03\/anti-crt-parents-win-school-board-victories-throughout-america\/\">helped&nbsp;<\/a>numerous candidates across the country win their local school board elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local school board elections in Minnesota produced numerous victories for candidates opposing critical race theory (CRT) and pandemic-related mandates, even in some traditionally Democrat strongholds. 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