Tulsa School Board 2020 questionnaires

BatesLine sent a questionnaire to all of the candidates for Tulsa school board in the two seats up for election in the Tulsa Public School district. The eight questions dealt with the board's authority with respect to the administration, curriculum, music, history and patriotism, the role of philanthropists, and the practical implications of transgenderism.

All four candidates running in the open Office 5 seat submitted a response, but only one of the challengers for Office 6 took the time. (Ben Croff filed for Office 5 but has withdrawn from the race, although his name will appear on the ballot.) The election district for Office 5 is shown in the map above in Harvest Gold, while Office 6 appears as Avocado Green -- very '70s colors.

The primary election will be held on February 11, 2020; if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff will be held on April 7, 2020.

Here is a list of the candidates, with age, address, party registration, and links to their responses, if provided. (While school board races are non-partisan, a candidate's party registration is a publicly available piece of information that I consider informative.)

Office No. 5:

• John Croisant, 42, 62 Woodward Blvd., Tulsa, OK, 74114, Democrat
• Scott Pendleton, 64, 2534 E. 45th St., Tulsa, OK, 74105, Republican
• Kelsey Royce, 37, 336 E. 45th Ct., Tulsa, OK, 74105, Democrat
• Shane Saunders, 39, 4117 S. Birmingham Ave., Tulsa, OK, 74105, Republican

Office No. 6:

• Ruth Ann Fate, 83, 7014 E. 60th St., Tulsa, OK, 74145, Democrat (Did not respond)
• Jerry Griffin, 75, 6552 E. 60th St., Tulsa, OK, 74145, Republican
• Stephen Remington, 42, 4909 E. 2nd St., Tulsa, OK, 74112, Democrat (Did not respond)