Candidate Corner

Every year, more and more LEE members—committed to ending educational inequity—are running for political office. We want to make sure you know who these candidates are and how you can learn more about them.

We have compiled this list of LEE member candidates, election dates, position statements from their websites (when available) and information on how you can donate to their campaigns. As you can see from the information below, candidates prefer online donations and many candidates are not set up to accept checks in the mail. In addition, in order to satisfy federal and state reporting requirements, you will need to supply additional information regarding employment, citizen status, etc when you contribute. For the few candidates that do accept contributions via mail, there are usually additional forms to download online to include with the checks.

Please note that several of these candidates are in different phases of their campaigns and some have not yet set up websites, hired treasures, or established campaign committees. As we get closer to Election Day, we will update their information.

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Caitlin Hannon (Indianapolis '10), Indianapolis Public Schools Board of Commissioners
General Election: 11/6/2012
Contribute here
Volunteer here

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Brian Johnson (South Louisiana '99), California State Assembly
Primary Election: 6/5/2012
General Election: 11/6/2012
Contribute here
Volunteers, please visit Brian's Facebook page or email him at briancjohnson2012@gmail.com

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Michael Johnston (Mississippi Delta '97), Colorado State Senate, District 33 (re-election)
General Election: 11/6/2012
Contribute here

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Erica S. Lee (Houston '02), Harris County Board of Education, Precinct 1, Position 6
Primary Election: 4/3/2012
General Election: 11/6/2012
Contribute here
Volunteer here

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Jeremy Ly (Chicago '06), Illinois State House, 75th District
Primary Election: 3/20/2012
General Election: 11/6/2012
Contribute here

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Rob Ryan (Los Angeles '93), North Carolina House, District 88
Primary Election: 5/08/2012
Contribute here

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Reginald Bolding, Jr. (Phoenix '08), Arizona State House, District 16 soon to be District 27
General Election: 11/6/2012
Contribute here
Volunteer here

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Sekou Biddle (New York City '93), D.C. Council At Large
Primary Election: 4/3/2012
General Election: 11/6/2012
Contribute here

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Takashi Ohno (Hawaii '09), Hawaii State House
General Election: 11/6/2012
Contribute here

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