New face elected to school board

Residents living within Sweetwater County School District No. 2 voted in a new member of the board last night.

According to unofficial election results from the Sweetwater County Clerk’s Office, voters elected incumbents John Malone and Ann Rudoff and elected newcomer Robin Steiss to her first term on the board.

Two-term board member Christy Magagna lost her re-election bid for a third term.

According to the results, Steiss received 1,807 votes, Malone took 1,835 votes, Rudoff had 1,834 votes and Magagna received 1,338. Candidate Christine Montgomery received 1,551 votes in the election.

The winners of the election will be sworn in next month.

“I doubt I’m out for the count,” Magagna said after looking at the election returns.

She said while the loss does free up time for her, she will work on future projects, which may involve another run at the school board.

Rudoff said she wants to continue doing what’s right for the students, staff and parents within the district.

“If it’s not broken, don’t break it,” she said.

One of her concerns is student proficiency in math and English when they graduate high school and head to college. She said concerns have been raised across the state because students often need a course or two to catch up to the college-level courses offered at community colleges and the University of Wyoming. Rudoff said legislators have taken aim at the issue as well, believing students who go to a two-year institution should only spend two years earning their associates degree.