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School board candidates David Salinas (top left), Satya Chandragiri, Raul Marquez, Marty Heyen, Danielle Bethell and Chuck Lee. Salem-Keizer voters will pick three school board directors tonight in a race that’s been significantly more expensive than prior elections. The six candidates running to represent Keizer,…

The Salem-Keizer school board and budget committee will review Superintendent Christy Perry’s proposed budget for 2019-20 and hear public input at a Tuesday meeting. The $1.19 billion budget maintains current district services while shifting some staff around to accommodate a projected enrollment increase in middle…

School board candidates David Salinas (top left), Satya Chandragiri, Raul Marquez, Marty Heyen, Danielle Bethell and Chuck Lee. If you’re registered to vote in Marion or Polk County, you’ve likely gotten a ballot for the May 21 special election. Voters in the Salem-Keizer school district…

School board candidates David Salinas (top left), Satya Chandragiri, Raul Marquez, Marty Heyen, Danielle Bethell and Chuck Lee. With three weeks to go until the election, candidates are spending tens of thousands of dollars in hopes of winning a seat on the Salem-Keizer School Board…

Marty Heyen (Courtesy photo) Marty Heyen wants a second term advocating for parents on the Salem-Keizer School Board. First elected in 2015, the retired state IT worker represents zone two, the portion of northeast Salem including McKay High School. She’s seeking a second term to…

Raul Marquez (Courtesy photo) As a senior at McKay High School, Raul Marquez was deeply involved in Salem, serving on the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley board and as student body president while interning at the state legislature. Now a freshman at Willamette University,…

A psychiatrist, electrician, university student and the business group executive are among the citizens seeking seats on the Salem-Keizer School Board. Filing for the May 21 election closed Thursday, and six candidates have put forward their names for three seats representing northeast and south Salem,…

David Salinas (Courtesy photo) David Salinas grew up in a farm-working family in Jefferson and dropped out of high school before getting his GED and becoming an electrician. Now a parent of four Salem-Keizer students, Salinas is running for the school district’s board with a…

Satya Chandragiri is running for Salem-Keizer School Board in zone 4. (Courtesy/Satya Chandragiri) As a child in India, Satya Chandragiri had a teacher who changed his life. Now, after decades working as a psychiatrist in Oregon, Chandragiri is running for Salem-Keizer School Board with a…