12.09.09
Cynthia Dunbar won’t run for reelection in SBOE 10
Via the AAS, Dunbar will not seek another term on SBOE. The way the “wing-nut” teabaggers have been carrying on surely Dunbar was a shoo-in, right?
Richmond Republican Cynthia Dunbar will not seek re-election next year to a second term on the State Board of Education, fellow board member David Bradley confirmed Wednesday
Dunbar, whose expansive district includes northern Travis County, wrote in an e-mail that she would provide a written statement on her plans later.
Certainly Dunbar saw the writing on the wall that if she stayed around she would lost to the Democratic nominee Judy Jennings. Here’s what former Chair of the SBOE who couldn’t get confirmed by the Texas Senate had to say about it.
Board Member Don McLeroy, the former chairman on the board, will be facing Thomas Ratliff, son of former Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff, in the Republican primary.
“It’s going to be a referendum on the past two years. That’s why we’ve drawn all of these opponents,” McLeroy said. “I can’t wait.”
What McLeroy doesn’t seem to understand is that there’s already been a referendum. He’s not longer chair and Dunbar is not running for reelection. Two down.