Hilary Kozel

A candidate for Spokane School Board Position 4, Spokane Public Schools in the 2025 Washington General Election, Nov. 4

Age: 55

City: Spokane, Washington

Residence: South Hill

Education: Graduated from Moscow High School in 1988. Graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s in communication and a minor in Spanish in 1993.

Work Experience: Currently a stay-at-home parent. President of the parent teacher group at Sacajawea Middle School from 2019 to 2021. Sat on the citizen’s advisory committee of Spokane Public Schools. Served in the Wilson Elementary parent teacher group from 2011 to 2018. Worked in banking from 1993 to 2005, first in Boise then Lewiston where she trained tellers, worked in real estate servicing and portfolio acquisition.

Political Experience: First run for office. Appointed to the Spokane Public Schools board in 2023.

Family: Married to Zack Kozel and has two kids who graduated from the district.

Campaign Finance: Has reported raising over $10,200 as of Oct. 1, 2025, including a $1,200 donation from the state teachers union’s political action committee, $250 each from Spokane Public Schools Board President Nikki Otero Lockwood and board member Mike Wiser.