Supported by the AFL-CIO, close political ally of recalled Democrat Senator Angela Giron and endorsed by Progressive Majority. Those are three traits the average political observer wouldn’t assign to a winning candidate in the Republican heartland of Douglas County.
Not Ronda Scholting, however. The school board candidate and liberal activist has a plan. She’ll claim she’s nonpartisan.
Scholting, a registered Democrat, is running for Douglas County school board in a union-backed slate along with Bill Hodges, Barbra Chase and Julie Keim.
In an effort to downplay the slate’s liberalism all four candidates are trying to avoid partisan labels.
But that’s a tough sell with folks like Scholting on the slate, who sticks out like a sore thumb among the Jimmy Hoffa acolytes.
A quick perusal of her donation records shows that Scholting’s largest political donation of her career was a max-out donation of $400 to recalled Senator Angela Giron when she first ran for office. Giron returned the favor, giving Scholting $100 when Scholting ran for the Parker Fire District last year.
Let’s just say an anti-gun politician who was thrown from office deep in Democratic Pueblo will not be a helpful ally in Douglas County.
Adding fuel to the left-wing fire, Scholting also carries the endorsement of two major left wing groups – Progressive Majority and the Network for Public Education (NPE).
NPE, education observers might recall, is the group founded by Diane Ravitch — a woman Democratic Congressman Jared Polis called an “evil woman who is doing such harm to public education.”
If that wasn’t enough to sink Scholting and her fellow left-wing extremists, the four candidate slate is being backed by the AFL-CIO affiliated Douglas County Federation of Teachers.
With that kind of record, we too would probably downplay our political past in Douglas County. We just wouldn’t expect it to work.
UPDATE: Also notable is the fact that Scholting has picked a fight with conservative radio host Mike Rosen on 850KOA, doctoring a Rosen interview with her opponent to make it seem like her opponent was attacking mothers in the county. After intense criticism, Scholting pulled down the doctored clip. But not before making an enemy of a conservative metro-area media powerhouse.
VOTE CHASE KEIM HODGES AND SCHOLTING!!!!
The current BOE is failing and the children and teachers need our help. Don't get bogged down in angry politics, please look past that and vote to help out our schools.
I hope you shove your guns straight up your ass. This is about what's good for the kids, and the current schoool board is failing. My wife is a teacher and my children go to school in Doug CO.
VOTE CHASE Keim Hodges and Scholting for Board fo Ed, our teachers and children need the help!!!!!!
Jesse, that bill was co-authored with Ted Kennedy. Please don't forget to give him credit for this achievement.
And I was banned for asking her on her Facebook page what she thought about FDR and AFL founder Samuel Gompers stating that public employees should not unionize, due to their unique ability to hold the general public hostage.
Joey… are you a teacher?
Does anyone have the list of occupations of our #100 Legislators..?
Sue Mahoney Most charter schools are parent driven. If you and Amy can garner enough support with other parents, then there is always the possibility. Or you can check with Robert about what school his child is attending.
Amy Boughner Not every school can meet every need. Some are designed for a specific focus in education. Some just may not have the resources to handle specific needs. Are the public schools not meeting the needs of your student? I cannot imagine that Douglas County Schools are not capable of providing your child with the necessary education. Just because your child does not fit into the charter school programs, does not mean that you should be denying that choice for others. You above all should know that "one-size" education does not fit everybody.
Amy Boughner: sorry you have a special need kid – we have one daughter with special neess too. Unlike your experience, our charter has been exceptionally accommodating. Charters aren't for every need, but they do serve a very large segment of the population. Instead of settling for the status quo that serves thee last common denominator, let's have more choice.
Because, Mr. Joey, we have felt the effects of years of libtard school boards, self-centered unions and the negative effects of tenure and we are fed up to our necks. DougCo is finally on the right track.
Is that your house in your profile picture? OK, I get it, you are FOR the redistribution of wealth.
Amy Boughner I was wondering if the Charter Schools have any plans to add special ed classes? Our son was always in Special Ed classes in public schools. Anyway, I understand your concerns. With this Core Curriculum coming up – which I hope DC Schools do not adopt! – I think the Charter Schools will become more popular. Since they're under the umbrella of DCSD, what have they had to say about it? I think it's a fight worth fighting.
We have one too!
My neighbor a very liberal democrat union supporter already has a Scholting sign in his
yard – go figure
Missed Angie Giron's post-recall histrionics, eh, Joey?
When parents of special needs kids try to enroll their kids in charter schools only to find they can't because the charter schools cannot serve special needs kids, we taxpayers support an elitist system that doesn't serve us all. That's why this taxpayer is against charter schools. They sound good in theory, but serve the chosen few in fact.
I think that we have to ask the question as to why liberals are against school choice with voucher systems for private schools and why they fought against parent influenced charter schools. Is the agenda economical or ideological? Douglas County Schools is a relatively rich district with new school facilities and parents that understand through their own education how important is the education of their children. What has made them seek other options to their own economic detriment? The other question to ask is – why are teachers against merit pay?
You're a mean man.
Just say no to Liberal idiots like Chase, Hodges, Keim an Scholting! Douglas County School District is going in the right direction (away from the union) and we need to keep that going by keeping out liberals! progressive = regression
Now I'm interested!!! Seems like Ronda is upsetting people with closed minds and limited vocabulary. Angry people are seldom responsible and responsible people are seldom angry,so i'm wondering why all these angry people, posting hateful messages, are afraid of Ronda.
Ronda's opponent did not attack mothers in Douglas County. Mike Rosen did that. Ronda's opponent agreed with Rosen. I would think that if it were out of context and not what her opponent meant, then we would be seeing apologies and clarification to exactly what she did mean by agreeing with Mike Rosen about just who she and her DC GOP co-slate candidates are "fighting" in this election. Nope. Nada. And no clarification from the other 2 candidates who were on the show, either.
Rhonda, just thought I'd let you know I am going to make it my personal goal in life to make sure you are not elected and people know who you really are…Another Libtard! Why don't you run in Denver….you will fit in very well ruining that piece of crap school system.
MaryAnn, get off of Billy's FB page! <3
What an idiot. Union teachers have proven to dumb our children and more concerned about their union pensions and health care than job performance. It is clueless people like her that have turned our state inttanne that teaches "strive to average ". She should apply for a job that asks if people want fries with that.
Go get 'em Rhonda! It will take true progressives to undo the disaster of No Child Left Behind.
I was banned from the Ronda Scholting for DougCo Schools within an hour of posting the following question (and it was of course deleted):
So will your supporter, Angela Giron, be at your next rally?
Guess she is sensitive to that kind of questioning.