Democrats are taking back school boards as voters tire of Republican culture war

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Democrats are taking back school boards as voters tire of Republican culture wars

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/democrats-are-taking-back-school-boards-as-voters-tire-of-republican-culture-wars/ 🔗

Daniel Villarreal (24 Nov 2025)

Democratic-backed candidates beat out Republican-backed ones in numerous school board elections nationwide during the recent Democratic Election Night elections, showing a successful repudiation of Republican messaging about banning books and restricting transgender restroom use. Democratic groups hope the recent wave of victories can be repeated in the new wave of school board elections next year.

Republican takeover of school boards spiked after the COVID-19 shutdown, amid conservative upset over mask mandates, trans-inclusive policies, "pornographic" library books, and progressive curriculum (like so-called critical race theory).

Anti-LGBTQ+ "parents' rights" groups like Moms for Liberty and Leave Our Kids Alone arose and accused educators of "grooming," indoctrinating, and "trans-ing" students with inclusive school messaging that violated parents' wishes. These groups thrived with support from conservative funders and Republican politicians, like Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), who repeated their rhetoric and platformed their leaders.

In Pennsylvania, Democrats flipped at least two dozen school board seats; in the Houston-area suburb of Cypress, Texas, Democrats picked up three seats on the school board, ending two years of Republican control; candidates in New Jersey's Ocean City Board of Education (who were endorsed by Moms for Liberty and Turning Point USA) also lost; and Republicans lost school board seats in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio, Politico reported.

[BlueJaye]

I don't want to complain, since this is a positive thing, but it does anger me that it took as long as it did.