Let me tell you about an unsung hero. She is a mom of 7 kids. She has cleaned homes and businesses for 30 years to make ends meet. She has 5 children who have dyslexia. She has home schooled 3 of those dyslexic kids for periods of time to help get them where they needed to be to go back to the public school system and keep up. She has homeschooled 2 of her dyslexic kids full time, while working full time, because the public school can’t meet their needs. She has never owned a new car. But she continues to serve.

I can’t help but wonder how she could possibly find the time and strength to handle all of that, but that’s not the end of the story. There is more. In addition to being a selfless mamabear to her own children, she has stepped up and served as a mamabear to our children on the RCAS School Board for 9 years. She has stood strong on issues that are important to me, and countless other parents, despite taking ruthless heat for doing so. She has made the right decision for our kids, over and over again, even when it was beyond tough. Despite carrying daily burdens that would buckle most folks, she is willing to give our RCAS families and kids 3 more years of holding the line and doing the right thing.

That unsung hero, that mamabear, is Kate Thomas, and she had earned our vote. She deserves our vote, like no other candidate. Our kids and our school system need our vote for Kate Thomas. She’s done the right thing. Now it’s our turn. Show up and vote for Kate Thomas.

Gratefully,

Stephanie Lien D’Urso