Karitsa Mosley Jones has officially announced her re-election bid for the District 5 seat on the Hamilton County Board of Education.
The incumbent, Mosley Jones has held the seat since 2014. She faces one opponent, long-time community member and activist Ann Pierre, for the seat.
“Our children are our most precious asset, and we must continue to invest in their progress,” Mosley Jones said in a statement Tuesday. “Our entire community is stronger when we improve our schools.”
Mosley Jones currently serves as vice chairwoman of the board; she also served as vice chairwoman in 2016 and 2017.
According to a news release, Mosley Jones voted in favor of the school budget that led to increased funding from the Hamilton County Commission and has supported pushes for increased classroom funding, local control of the Opportunity Zone schools, and a more transparent school board process.