By The Leader Staff
Lemoore School Boardmember Lupe Solis at recent Lemoore graduation ceremony.
Lemoore School Boardmember Lupe Solis at recent Lemoore graduation ceremony.
Gary Feinstein

The candidates are few and far between in Lemoore’s local school board elections. According to the Kings County elections website, the competition for school board seats on the Lemoore High School Board of Trustees and  Lemoore Union Elementary District is nearly non-existent.

The only local school board competition is on the Lemoore Union High School Board, where incumbent Lupe Solis, a longtime educator who served as a teacher, assistant principal,  and assistant superintendent in Lemoore – while serving Lemoore High School – finds himself in an electoral faceoff with another former LHS teacher and former police officer, Tracy Landrus.  

Longtime teacher and board member, Lois Hubanks, has earned another term on the board’s Area 1 District seat. She is running unopposed in Area 2, represented for several terms by Jeanne Castadio, who has declined to run for another time. On that note, candidate Melody A. Measell, a local businesswoman, stepped in as the only candidate in Area 2.

School Board Candidate Tracy Landrus plays taps at Kings County law enforcement event.
School Board Candidate Tracy Landrus plays taps at Kings County law enforcement event.
Gary Feinstein

The period in which local candidates could run for office ran from July 18 through August 12.

In the Lemoore Elementary School District, a pair of incumbents, Jerry Waymire and Mark Pescatore, a Lemoore police officer, didn’t face any competition in this year’s school board race and were appointed. An Area 1 seat in the Lemoore Elementary District remains open, and board members are likely to appoint someone.

The declaration of candidacy began on July 18 and ended on August 12.

Visit the Kings County Elections Website for election information