EBR School Board member Connie Bernard announces she will remain in race for District 8
EBR School Board member Connie Bernard says she will remain in the race for the District 8 election, just months after announcing she would not seek re-election
Published: Nov. 9, 2022 at 11:27 AM CST|Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 11:48 AM CST
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish School Board member Connie Bernard has announced she will remain in the race for the District 8 School Board election, just months after announcing she would not seek re-election.
As an incumbent, Bernard earned 35% of the vote during the Nov. 8 election, despite announcing her plans not to seek re-election.
See the election results here.
Bernard earned enough votes to force a runoff election on Dec. 10 against Democrat Katie Kennison, who also earned 35% of the vote.
Read the entire statement from Bernard below:
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