Fresno School Board candidate Kurt Madden told GV Wire on Thursday that he’s dropping his campaign for the Bullard High Area 7 Trustee seat in November’s election.
But there’s still three candidates in the race, at least for now: educator Terri L. Edwards, who filed her candidate intention statement on March 4; longtime school psychologist Susan Wittrup, who declared her candidacy last July; and incumbent Terry Slatic.
Slatic told GV Wire on Thursday that, contrary to reports circulating in the community that he is ending his candidacy, he had not made a final decision.
“Things are up in the air, we’re seeing how things play out over the next few months,” he said.
When asked if he was having difficulty raising campaign contributions, Slatic said he doesn’t worry about his own campaign contributions.
“I’m worried about campaign contributions for the people that will be unseating all these other trustees,” he said, referring to the three other trustee races on November’s ballot.
As of Thursday, Slatic’s campaign reported no contributions through December 2021.
Big Lead in Donations
The clear frontrunner in campaign donations is Wittrup, who reported raising more than $117,000 in donations and a loan through December 2021 — an unprecedented amount for a School Board race.
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