Here’s who will appear on the ballot for the larger school boards in Kern County:
Delano Joint Union High School District
- Glenda Muldrow, retired school employee
- Arnold Morrison, incumbent, consultant/educator
- Ray Arvizu, incumbent, retired correctional officer
Kern High School District
Area 2
- Manuel Ramirez, program manager
- Steve Rodrigue, incumbent
- Ronnie Cruz, operations manager
- Otilia Curiel, bilingual receptionist
Area 3
- David Manriquez, incumbent, educator
- Penny Lepisto, businesswoman/teacher
Taft Union High School District
Area 2
- John Kopp, incumbent
- William Long, senior sales engineer
Area 3
- George Harmer, incumbent
Wasco Union High School District
Area 3
- John Steward, educator/general contractor
Area 4
- Sharon Nicol, incumbent
McFarland Unified School District
Area 2
- Eliseo Garza, incumbent
- Alyssa Medina, educator
Area 3
- David Garza Diaz, incumbent
Area 5
- Angel Turrubiates, incumbent
- Elizabeth Gutierrez, personnel analyst
Tehachapi Unified School District
Area 1
- Tracy kelly, incumbent
Area 3
- Joe Wallek, retired teacher
- Jackie Wood, incumbent
Area 4
- Dana Lee Christensen, U.S. Navy veteran/retired fabricator
Area 7
- Carlo Acevedo, retired correctional officer
- Tyler Napier, father
Arvin Union School District
Area 1
- Ruth Harris, retired payroll clerk
Area 5
- Wendy Gonzalez, incumbent
Bakersfield City School District
Area 1
- Luis Garcia, educator
- Michael Eggert, small business owner
- Emma De La Rosa, policy manager
- Brandon Holladay, father/attorney
Area 3
- Chris Cruz-Boone, incumbent
Area 5
- Brooke Malley Ault, incumbent
Delano Union School District
- Suzanne Frances Villaruz, incumbent, retired school nurse
- Frank Herrera Jr., incumbent
- Ramon Cardenas, retired teacher
Taft City School District
Area 1
- Stacey Falgout, incumbent
Area 4
- Gregory Allen Mudge, incumbent, retired educator
Area 5
- Keith McElmurry, incumbent
Wasco Union School Board
- Luis Fernandez, incumbent, hardware manager
- Petra Rueda, incumbent, retired county employee
Short term
- Danny Espitia, incumbent
- Pedro Arturo Ramirez, incumbent
