Incumbents leading in Queen Creek school board election
'Yes' voted on M&0 budget override lead
Candidates
Five candidates are running for three seats on the QCUSD Board of Governors. Clockwise from top left, Patty Campbell, David M. Dehority, Heidi Lee, Matt Riffey and Jennifer Revolt.
In very early counting, the three incumbents running for reelection to the Queen Creek Unified School District governing board are leading two challengers.
Incumbent and board president Jennifer Revolt has 11,215 votes or 23.4%. Incumbent Patty Campbell has 10,339 votes or 21.58%. The third incumbent, Matt Riffey, has 9,779 votes or 20.41%. Challenger Heidi Lee has 9,179 votes or 19.15%. Another challenger, David M. Dehority, is in fifth with 7,408 votes or 15.46%.
Voters were also asked to decide on a 15% override of QCUSD’s 2025-26 maintenance and operations budget. If voters approve the override it would generate about $15 million.
So far, there are 11,196 “yes” votes or 51.71%. There are 10,454 “no” votes or 48.29%.
Janet Perez News Editor | Queen Creek &
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Meet Janet Janet Perez joined Independent Newsmedia as editor of the Queen Creek Independent and Florence Independent in 2020. She started her career in 1989 with the Gannett-owned El Paso Times. In 1992, she moved to Tempe and has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. She left Arizona for three years to work at New Mexico State University and Baylor University before returning to work at Arizona State University. Missing the business, she went back to journalism in 2017.
Community: A long-time pet owner, she supports animal welfare causes.
Education: University of Texas at El Paso with a BA in journalism and a minor in political science.
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Hobbies: Reading, watching documentaries, cooking and playing with her dogs.
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