School Board races heat up as Election Day nears

Christin Crabtree has received more than $26,000 in contributions, according to the city’s dashboard. Becca Dryden, meanwhile, has raised more than $14,000 in support.

“In the Twin Cities and in the Twin Cities suburbs is probably where you’re going to see much more competitive nature where we’re going to see lots more groups coming in,” said David Schultz, a professor of political science at Hamline University.

Dashboard data shows campaign contributions to Minneapolis School Board races stayed in the hundreds to low thousands four years ago. In 2024, donations skyrocketed.

“What we’re seeing is, increasingly, school board races and what’s happening in schools are being viewed as politically very, very important now,” said Schu...