Vote for Blue Valley Schools
Blue Valley voters have the opportunity in 2026 to elect a pro-public education Governor (Cindy Holscher), a pro-public education State Board of Education member (Amy Diediker), and to break the anti-public education supermajority in the state legislature by electing pro-public education Representatives in every Blue Valley House district!
๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ-๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ - a Secretary of State who WONโT try to take away voting rights; an Attorney General who will work WITH our communities and schools, not against them. County Commission members who value public education and are happy to say they do!
The parent volunteers of Stand Up Blue Valley donโt make endorsements in every race on your ballot - just the ones that directly impact our kidsโ schools and communities. Be sure to research the other races on your ballot before you go vote, because there are great candidates at the US level seats and other state level seats.
We endorsed candidates who did NOT vote to underfund our kidsโ schools (if already in office) and who WILL NOT vote for a state budget that doesnโt adequately fund schools. Who did NOT, or will not, support voucher schemes giving our tax dollars to private, unaccountable religious schools with no taxpayer oversight.
Why are all of our 2026 General Election endorsed candidates Democrats? Stand Up Blue Valley hasย endorsed many Traditional Republicans over the years - as recently as our endorsement of Vicki Schmidt for KS Governor this summer. But ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฃ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ.This has been a significant problem since 2018. Some of Johnson Countyโs most effective Republican legislators have lost to MAGA candidates in Republican primaries over the past 8 years. Objectively, MAGA policy is bad for the neighborhood public schools that educate our children and anchor our community. Until that changes, weโre sorry to report that ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐.Voters need to remember this when heading to the polls. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. If you consider yourself a Republican (like many of our members do) ask yourself - are you that kind of Republican?ย
Our volunteers have done the research, met with candidates, read questionnaire replies, watched forums, and recorded of votes of those who already hold office. Weโve made our case for every endorsement we made. If you missed the posts, you can read them on our website Blog - link in comments.
In a world where billionaires are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide into buying candidates to do their bidding, use YOUR vote to elect candidates who will do YOUR bidding. Candidates who will hold town halls open to the public while in office, who understand that Blue Valley Schools are the anchor of our thriving community, who will support our kidsโ educators and their future. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐. Early voting has started, and goes through Sat., Oct. 31: Monday - Saturday 9 AM - 7 PM at JoCo locations including BVC Hilltop Campus and OP Arboretum Longhouse. There are so many opportunities to vote early! See all locations on the JoCo Election Office website, link in comments.
Monday, Nov. 2 hours are 8 AM - noon only. On Election Day Tuesday Nov. 3, vote at your polling place - find that at link in comments.
Our Blog posts about every endorsed candidate:
JoCo Early voting locations:
Find your Election Day polling place here (it may have changed):
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