Incumbent Janis Hanwell was re-elected to the Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education May 11, defeating challenger Ashley Murray 3,108 to 1,212 in total votes to retain her five-year, at-large seat. Hanwell’s votes totaled 1,827 at Cape.
Family: Husband and three children ages 17, 12 and 6
Education: Associate’s degree in science, Delaware Technical Community College
Relevant employment: I am presently working for Allstate as an insurance agent. In my professional career, I meet people every day who have concerns about the Cape school quality and philosophy.
Relevant experience: As the mother of three, I have watched my children struggle through the last year. I have been forced to work from home and take a pay cut so that I could supervise my children while they struggled through remote and hybrid learning from home.
Top reason for running: Our children have suffered significant emotional and academic harm over the last year. It is time to place the needs of children first, and I feel I can be a facilitator of that change.
Hanwell, Murray vie for at-large, five-year seat
Ellen Driscoll March 12, 2021
Incumbent Janis Hanwell has filed for re-election to the Cape Henlopen school board. The election is set for Tuesday, May 11. FILE PHOTO
Incumbent Janis Hanwell and newcomer Ashley Murray will vie for the at-large seat in the Cape Henlopen school board election, set for Tuesday, May 11.
First elected in 2016, Hanwell said she is seeking re-election because she believes a free public education can and should level the playing field for all children to become successful, productive adults.
“I want to use my skills and experience to continue to support Cape in these efforts, and to make sure parents and staff have a voice in decisions that are made in the interests of their students and children,” she said.