Second Incumbent Concord School Board Member Gets A Challenger

CONCORD, NH — On the last day of filing to run for Concord School District board of education seats, a second challenger to an incumbent emerged.

Cara Meeker, who lives in Ward 7, filed to run for the District B seat, representing Ward 5, 6, and 7. She was the last to file to run for seats, Patrick Taylor, the district’s clerk, said. The parent of a fourth-grader jumped in because she supported “a strong public education system,” she said.

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“I would be honored to play a role in the work that it takes to create and maintain an educational setting in which all our district’s students, teachers, and administrators can thrive,” she said. “It has always been important to me to be in service to my community, and serving on the board would give me the opportunity to connect with my neighbors and fellow families on important issues.”

Meeker, who works for Red River Theatres as an office administrator, said she was invested in the successes of her own child and all children in the district, adding, “they are the future leaders of our state.”

Meeker, according to her LinkedIn account, moved to New Hampshire in mid-2021, taking a job for eight months as a rules coordinator for the New Hampshire Department of Safety. When she lived in Denver, Colorado, she worked for more than a decade as a legislative editor for the state and in sales and marketing for a seed and nut company. She also worked in sales in Massachusetts, where she lived before Colorado.

David Parker of Parker Academy, the current District B school board member, filed to run for a second term last week.

Virginia Cannon, the current District C school board member, also filed to run again. She is being challenged by Sarah Robinson.

Jim Richards, the president of the school board, who also filed to run again for a third term representing District A, will be running unopposed.

Candidates elected on Nov. 8 will begin their terms on Jan. 1, 2023, and serve for three years. The term for each ends on Dec. 31.

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