Political money pours into Wisconsin's school board elections
Although school board races are supposed to be nonpartisan, there’s plenty of political money pouring into local campaigns ahead of the April 7 election.
Political action committees, often referred to as PACs, are groups that advocate for or against a referendum or issue or in support of a candidate. They are also defined as using more than 50% of their total spending in 12 months for those purposes. They must share who their donors are and are limited as to how much they can contribute to candidates.
University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor emeritus Howard Schweber said that in the last few years, the MAGA movement, a form of conservatism associated with President Donald Trump, has risen. The movement has looked “to drive wokeness out of society and education, especially to keep it away from children.” Another part of the movement is to increase the presence and emphasis of Christian religious teachings, issues he said play out in schools.
“Starting a few years ago, there was a very concentrated effort by MAGA groups, the most famous of which is Moms For Liberty, to take over school boards. It was highly successful. They won lots of elections. They were highly organized and well funded, and on school boards across the country, they started to impose the agenda they believed in,” he said.
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