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Elizabeth Winer

A candidate for Cheney School Board District 2, Cheney School District in the 2023 Washington General Election, Nov. 7

Age: 41

City: Cheney, Washington

Education: Graduated Garber High School in Michigan in 2002. Graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in secondary education in 2007. Graduated from University of Findlay with a master’s in education in 2013.

Work Experience: 14 years of teaching full time. Currently a high school science teacher at Insight School of Washington an online school based in Tacoma since 2018. Previously taught four years at a career and technical high school and two years at a traditional high school in Ohio.

Political Experience: Appointed to board in June 2023.

Family: Married to Mike Winer. They have two children in Cheney School District.

Campaign Finance: Raised $1,180.00, spent $1,005 as of Sept. 29, 2025, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission.

Race Results

Candidate Votes Pct
Elizabeth Winer 5,156 73.20%
Joshua Sutton 1,888 26.80%

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