LAKE HAVASU CITY – Two Lake Havasu Unified School District Governing Board seats are up this year, but you wouldn’t know that from the interest that has been shown so far.
Nobody has followed through on at least the initial steps needed demonstrating an interest in running for one of the seats that will be on the November general election ballot, according to the Mohave County Superintendent of Schools office. Gianna Kraft had expressed an intent to run for a seat, but has yet to return a candidate statement of interest that’s needed before signatures can be collected, according to an office official.
Seats currently held by Lisa Roman and Michael Kurn, who was appointed to fill a term, are up this election cycle.
The formal process for potential candidates to show interest started Jan. 12 when various materials associated with a run for school board became available at the Mohave County Educational Service Center in Kingman. The Educational Services Center is located on the third floor of the Mohave County Administration Building, 700 W. Beale St.
Some of the requirements for the office seekers include the candidate statement of interest filed before signature collection, a minimum of 237 and a maximum of 400 signatures (specifically for LHUSD board seats), and a statement of organization filed for candidates that will spend and/or receive $1,500 or more in campaign funds.
Anyone interested in running needs to return the nominating petitions to the Mohave County Educational Service Center office no earlier than Monday, June 8, and no later than 5 p.m., Monday, July 6.
David Rose, Matthew Houston and Evelyn Tinsley were all elected to the board in 2024 and their four-year terms won’t expire until 2028. Rose has announced his candidacy for the Arizona House of Representatives district 30 seat in the Aug. 4 Republican primary.
