BECKY GREENWALD
• Age: 38.
• Occupation: Owner and chief financial officer, Creekside Mortgage.
• Campaign funds raised: None.
• Major endorsements: School board members Scott Gullickson and Steve Radosevich.
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CHUCK GREEN
• Age: 54.
• Occupation: C-Tran bus rapid transit project manager.
• Campaign funds raised: $400.
• Major endorsements: Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt; Candy Bonneville, 18th Legislative District chairwoman for the local chapter of the Democratic party.
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Ridgefield School Board
• Term: Four years.
• Number of school board members: Five.
• Number of contested board positions: One; one candidate is running uncontested.
• What school board members do: They set the policies and hire the superintendent, who reports directly to the board.
• Compensation: Board members may receive compensation of up to $50 per day for attending board meetings and for performing other services on behalf of the school district, not to exceed $4,800 per year.
Ridgefield’s new school director will get to weigh in on one of the biggest choices a board can make picking a new school superintendent.