Anderson tops poll on school board contenders

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Torri Anderson earned 34 percent of the 191 votes readers cast in response to InMaricopa.com’s poll question on who their No. 1 choice is for the Maricopa County Unified School District School Board.

Anderson was appointed to the board in 2010 when Lori Glen resigned.

She is a board member of Against Abuse, Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports women who are victims of domestic violence by providing shelter and other needs.

Leslie Carlyle-Burnett was readers’ second choice, garnering 20 percent of vote.

Carlyle-Burnett was also appointed to the board. She filled the vacancy created by Geoff Goddard in November.

Carlyle-Burnett is a senior planner with the Ak-Chin Indian Community and a former tribal council member.

Veronica Gay followed with 19 percent of the vote. Gay, who has withdrawn her child from the school district because she did not feel the curriculum was challenging enough, advocates the school board collaborating with other districts to be successful.

Maricopa City Councilman Leon Potter earned 17 percent of the vote. Potter has his own tax firm. 

Ten percent of poll respondents supported Tim White, a former school board member.

Three seats are open on the school board. The election is Nov. 6.

To learn more about the candidates, click here.