2024 Election Results: Mundy, Christian and Green win Fayette County Schools Board races
Monica Mundy, Kathleen “Penny” Christian and Amy Green have won election to the Fayette County Public Schools Board.
Green is the only school board incumbent who won reelection, while Mundy and Christian are both newcomers to the board, according to unofficial election results on Tuesday night.
Here’s the recap:
District 1
Monica Mundy has won election to the District 1 Fayette County Public Schools Board seat, unofficial results from Tuesday’s election show.
“I’m very thankful and overwhelmed that I get the opportunity to represent our district and our students and our families,” Mundy said Tuesday night.
She defeated incumbent Marilyn Clark, who has held the seat since 2023. Mundy received 52% of the votes, while Clark received 48%, according to unofficial results.
Mundy is a district parent and assistant extension agent at UK. She was inspired to run for school board after being involved with her daughter’s schools and parent teacher association, particularly with the Rise STEM Academy for Girls.
Mundy said she will bring a parent’s perspective, but also her experience working with community members, to her role as board member.
Mundy said her first step will be to “get out in the district” and familiarize herself with the needs of teachers, students and schools.
“I’m ready to put in the work to make sure that I’m there, I’m present and I’m listening to our families and what the constituents have to say, and that we’re doing what’s best for students,” Mundy said.
An economic inclusion manager at the University of Kentucky, Clark previously held roles at the district and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Clark has held the District 1 seat since being appointed in January 2023.
She won a one-year term last November, when she became the first Black woman on the school board since integration.
District 3
Education and family advocate Kathleen “Penny” Christian has won election to the District 3 seat on the Fayette County Public Schools Board.
“I am honored and grateful,” Christian said Tuesday night. “Our children have always been my priority, and I look forward to working with my fellow board members to make FCPS everything it can be.”
The seat became vacant when 3rd District school board member Jason Moore chose not to run for election.
According to unofficial results, with 285 out of 286 precincts reporting , Secretary of State results show Christian received 38% of the votes. Her opponents. college professor Danny Anthony Everett, received 30% of the vote; dentist Isaac Sebourn, 32%..
Christian is chair of the National PTA Family Engagement Committee and a member of the Kentucky United We Learn Council. She has said that her first goal on the board would be to rebuild community trust.
District 5
Incumbent Amy Green retained her 5th District seat on the Fayette County Public Schools’ board. .
She was opposed by former Fayette principal Betsy Rutherford.
According to unofficial results, with 285 out of 286 precincts reporting, Green received 61 percent of the vote and Rutherford, 39 percent.
“I am honored by our community’s support and am grateful to continue this most important work - serving our students, families, educators and the entire Fayette County community. Let us all come together, united in keeping our students as our No. 1 focus,” Green said Tuesday night.
“I remain committed to fulfilling the mission that every FCPS student receives a world-class education, equipped with the tools to make their dreams come true.”
Board chair Tyler Murphy congratulated Green on her re-election in District 5 in a Facebook post.
“And I congratulate Penny Christian and Monica Mundy on their election to the Board of Education in Districts 1 and 3. We look forward to welcoming them to the Board and to continuing our shared work on behalf of students and families in Fayette County, rooted in protecting, promoting, and strengthening public education,” he said.