EDUCATION: Jen Dohner will join MBUSD school board
by Mark McDermott When Jen Dohner made the decision to run for the Manhattan Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education, she braced for a tough campaign. Two years ago, the school board race was contentious, with six candidates running for three seats. But a funny thing happened on the way to Election Day. Two seats were open, and two people ran — Dohner, and school board President Cathey Graves. With no opposition, their names weren’t even placed on the ballot. Dohner won election and Graves reelection. Dohner was primed for a campaign that never happened. “The only silver lining would have been that this was my daughter’s first election to vote in, so she could have voted for me,” Dohner said. “But that’s okay. I’ll forgo that in order not to run a campaign, sure.” Dohner is new to elected office but a familiar figure within the school district and the larger community. She served on the Measure MB committee, handling communications, and then served on Superintendent John Bowe’s parcel tax advisory committee. She likewise served on a committee charged with the allocation of Prop. 28 Arts and Music in Schools funds. Dohner was also a City of Manhattan Beach Cultural Arts…
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