Candidates vie for two Knippa ISD board seats

Two KISD school board seats are up for a vote for this election. The KISD school board election is included with the general November 8th election ballot.

Early voting began on Oct 24 and runs through Nov 4, 2022. Nov 8th is Election Day.

Candidates running for the KISD Trustee position, Place 2 include Nyland Falkenberg and Sindy E. Ortiz.

Ted Sanderlin is listed by the district’s website as the school board president and is running for the Place 3 school board position. Justin K. Lands is on the ballot also running for this position.

Rebekah James who is currently on the school board has stated she is not running for reelection.

Sindy E. Ortiz works at Sul Ross University Rio Grande College, Office of Information Technology\Technical Support Specialist II.

Ortiz submitted this statement to the Uvalde Hesperian: “Hello Knippa Residents, I am Sindy E. Ortiz and proudly announce that I am on the ballot for Position 2, Knippa I.S.D

School Board. These past few months, I’ve seen a shift in our Knippa community with many becoming unified and eager for a change. A change that reflects the values and beliefs we grew up learning, and I’m proud that I get to be a part of it. Mostly, I would love to be able to serve on your school board, as a member, to keep that vision going with our students, community and our future. Let’s make a difference together and put our students first.”

Ted Sanderlin is a longtime resident of Knippa and works as a pharmacist in Uvalde. Sanderlin has served on the Knippa ISD school board for many years.