PENDLETON â On the day ballots started going out to Umatilla County voters, Position 7 candidate Briana Spencer committed to serving on the Pendleton School Board if elected.
A member-elect for the Nixyaawii School Board, state law prohibits Spencer from serving on a charter school board and a district school board simultaneously.
According to a Wednesday, April 28, press release from her campaign, Spencer, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, made her decision after consulting with tribal leaders and elders. If elected, Spencer said she would âstep awayâ from the Nixyaawii board.
âWith this unanimous support, I will serve on the Pendleton School (Board) if elected,â she said in a statement. âI am honored to have the support and trust of community members, tribal leaders, and the Nixyaawii Community School Board to be a voice for our community.â