Cobb School Board candidate forum: Democrats show out, Republicans MIA

Four school board seats are up for election for the Cobb County School District, but only Democratic candidates attended a packed public forum at the Switzer Library in Marietta on Oct. 1. Despite multiple invites, the organizers said, none of the Republican contenders responded.

The Democratic candidates who showed out were: Vickie Benson for Post 1, Leroy “Tre” Hutchins for Post 3, Laura Judge for Post 5, and Andrew Cole for Post 7.  Even though current board member Hutchins is running unopposed for Post 3, he participated at the last minute, due to the lack of Republican candidates.

The Republican no-shows were current Cobb School Board members Randy Scamihorn for Post 1 and Brad Wheeler for Post 7, along with John Cristadoro for Post 5, who doesn’t serve on the board. 

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