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Kata Dean

A candidate for Spokane School Board, Position 4, Spokane Public Schools in the 2021 Washington Primary Election, Aug. 3

Age: 44

City: Spokane, Washington

Education: Associate degree in biology from Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho).

Political experience: First run for office.

Work experience: On-site advocate working with drug and alcohol addicted teens (ages 16-18), and sex offenders and sexual abuse victims (ages 8-12): Utah Valley Mental Health; Life Coach at Begin Again.

Family: Married to Collin Dean. Has five children, attending Moran Prairie Elementary, Chase Middle School and Ferris High School.

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Race Results

Candidate Votes Pct
Kata Dean 11,396 31.88%
Riley Smith 8,453 23.65%
Rion Ametu 7,155 20.01%
Culzean Fairley 6,733 18.83%
Corstian Dehle-Jones 2,012 5.63%

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