Washington County Board of Education · General Election, November 2026

Spickler. Murray. Bickford.
Pick Three.

Three candidates running together for three open seats on the Washington County Board of Education. Experience with the schools, not an agenda for them.

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Robin Merchant Spickler: 44 years teaching in Washington County elementary schools. Proud Nanny of three grandkids. Believes in listening to the people who do the work every day.
Linda Murray: Nine years on the Board, running for re-election. Paraprofessional at Salem Avenue for 26 years. Running again because the county needs experience, not political agendas.
Pieter Bickford: Two terms on the Board, and a graduate of Winter Street, Western Heights and North High. Helped pass universal pre-K and the apprenticeship program, and hired two superintendents. Former TV news anchor.

We are not learning on the job.

Between the three of us, we bring decades in Washington County classrooms and years of experience already serving on the Board. Pick Three means three votes working together for the schools, not three strangers finding their footing after Election Day.