Garner: School board races should remain nonpartisan
Kristina Garner
Kristina Garner is a former executive director of the Republican Party of Shelby County, has worked on numerous campaigns for local candidates, and has served the community on multiple boards and commissions. She has also owned her own media freelance business for 20 years. She has called Germantown home since 2003.
Adding national issues into local campaigns and pushing a national agenda that appeals to emotions and cultural hot-button issues of the day makes elections both inflammatory and divisive to the community.
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