Three candidates Thursday announced their intentions to run in the recall election against three school board members in Jefferson County Public Schools in a joint, emailed news release from “ParentsJeffco.”
A fourth candidate has fled paperwork separately.
Earlier this week, Jefferson County’s clerk . A date for the election won’t be set until after a 15-day protest period.
In Colorado elections, a replacement candidate appears on the same ballot as the question asking voters if the current elected official should be removed.
The candidates are: attorney Brad Rupert; parent and school volunteer Susan Harmon; and retired principal Ron Mitchell.
All three have or have had children in Jeffco schools and were “recruited by a group of parent leaders seeking to build a non-partisan team,” according to the news release.
State records show another candidate has filed paperwork to contest the seats.
Paula Noonan, a former school board member, is running for District 5.
Yesenia Robles: 303-954-1372, yrobles@denverpost.com or twitter.com/yeseniarobles
