Voters largely opted for continuity on the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) Board of Commissioners on Nov. 3, returning four incumbents to office while electing one new commissioner to the seven-member body.
In the competitive At-Large contest, incumbent Angelia Moore secured reelection with approximately 42% of the vote.
Appointed incumbents also successfully retained their seats. In District 2, Hasaan Rashid earned roughly 52% of the vote to defeat challenger Bryan Duarte. On the city’s southwest side, District 4 incumbent Chris Bultman won reelection with nearly 67% of the vote against Lindsey Cornett. In District 5, incumbent Nicole Carey retained her seat with about 54% of the vote, navigating a three-way race against Yuri Smith Sr. and Pearl Taylor.
A District 3 upset saw newcomer Daqavise Winston captured 34% of the vote to defeat incumbent school board President Hope Duke Star, along with candidates Derek Redelman and Loren Heger. Winston, a public school teacher who previously ran for the board in 2020, expressed gratitude following the outcome, emphasizing a commitment to collaborative community leadership for IPS students.
The five elected commissioners will begin four-year terms in January during a period of structural evolution for IPS. The board is preparing to manage new fiscal resources following voter approval of a local school property tax referendum.
Contact Staff Writer Noral Parham at 317-762-7846. Follow him on X @3Noral. For more political coverage, visit indianapolisrecorder.com.
Noral Parham is the multimedia and senior sports reporter for the Indianapolis Recorder, one of the oldest Black publications in the country. Before joining the Recorder, Parham served as the community advocate at the MLK Center in Indianapolis and as a senior copywriter for an e-commerce and marketing firm in Denver. He is also a business owner.
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