Entire Loudoun Co. School Board replaced in elections

Story by Haley Milon in DC News Now. Entire story here.

The entire Loudoun County School Board will be replaced in January following years of political dramatics and scandals in the school district.

Voters ousted the only two incumbents who ran for reelection, Harris Mahadevi (Ashburn) and Erika Ogedegbe (Leesburg).

Lauren Shernoff, an independent and former educator, beat democratic incumbent Ogedegbe in a liberal Leesburg district.

“I think it says that people are awake and paying attention to what’s going on locally and they’ve realized that local elections really do matter. They’ve realized that the people making decisions on the school board, it impacts their life. It impacts their children’s lives. It impacts their safety,” Shernoff said.