Kathy Champion Running For Trumbull Board Of Education

TRUMBULL, CT — Election Day is approaching fast, and a number of key positions in Trumbull will be on the ballot.

To help readers make an informed decision on Nov. 2, Patch has reached out to local candidates to share their views on various topics of importance in town.

Patch will post these candidate profiles over the next several days, so check back often to see the latest.

Democrat Kathy Champion, 45, is running for Board of Education in Trumbull.

Occupation: Communications Consultant

Family: My husband, Jared, and three children.

Experience: Police Commission

Family in government: No

The single biggest issue in town is ______, and I plan to do this about it:

I believe it is critical to keep politics out of our education system. It is the responsibility of the Board of Education to provide a public school system that focuses on education excellence for all students that fosters a safe space for creative and diverse exchange of ideas.

Critical differences between me and my opponents:

I do not have children in the school system and I believe that allows me to remain impartial for tough decisions. I bring to the table "out of the box" thinking to our education system. I believe some folks get stuck in a rut using the same methods year after year. I also believe there is a need to have someone with a keen sense of fiscal responsibility.

Accomplishments:

I have more than twenty years of professional communications experience. I started my career at ABC News in New York where I had the opportunity to learn and grow as a communicator from the very best in the radio and television industry. Once I moved to Trumbull, I shifted gears to care for my children while maintaining a strong sense of community service. I have served on many charitable boards including MOMS Club of Trumbull, IMPACTrumbull, and and Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA. I volunteered more than 1000 hours to Trumbull Town Hall as the Communications Director and I now proudly serve on the Trumbull Police Commission.

Other issues:

I support the introduction to world language in kindergarten to remain competitive with our surrounding communities. I support later school times for our high school students because there is overwhelming evidence that supports the change. I support an actionable plan to upgrade our school buildings to the 21st century in a fiscally responsible way because our schools must move forward with the times.

What else would you like voters to know about you?

The most important aspect of my campaign that I want to convey is that I do not want to play politics with our education system. I support education excellence and will remain unflappable and focused on meeting the needs of our students in a bipartisan fashion.