BOE Candidate 2024 Survey Results - Updated 4/29/24

2024 Primary: Early Voting - Thursday May 2, 2024 through Thursday May 9, 2024
Election Day - Tuesday May 14, 2024

2024 General: Early Voting - Thursday October 24, 2024 through Thursday October 31, 2024
Election Day - Tuesday November 5, 2024


Candidate responses to a survey focusing on LGBTQ+ issues are linked below. Please click on the individual candidates' names to view their responses. Only districts with 3 or more candidates will conduct a Board of Education primary election.

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About the survey:

  • The questionnaire was emailed to all 12 BOE candidates on March 15, 2024 to the email addresses listed on the Maryland State Board of Elections website

  • Candidates were informed that the due date of their responses would be April 12, 2024

  • A reminder was sent on April 11, 2024 to ALL candidates about the due date

  • As of April 15, 2024, CARY had not received a response from the following candidates: Larry Doyle, Andre Gao, Trent Kittleman, and Pravin Ponnuri. UPDATE - Pravin Ponnuri submitted their response on April, 29, 2024 and the links below have been updated accordingly.

  • Candidate responses are provided in their entirety as submitted by the candidate and are for informational purposes. CARY is a registered 501(c)(3) organization and therefore does not endorse any political candidates

Candidates in the Primary Election:

District 1

Meg Ricks

Pravin Ponnuri - Response received 4/29/24

Andre Gao - Did not respond to CARY’s request

District 2

Antonia Watts

Larry Doyle - Did not respond to CARY’s request

District 3

Jolene Mosley

District 4

Hiruy Hadgu

Julie Kaplan

Jen Mallo

District 5

Cat Carter

Andrea Chamblee

Trent Kittleman - Did not respond to CARY’s request