Campaign Finance Reports: Stafford School Board Candidates
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
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This evening, we take a look at fundraising in the Stafford School Board races.
Aquia District
The current Aquia representative, Maya Guy, is running for Board of Supervisors, so there is no incumbent in this race.
Candidate Joshua Regan has raised $950 this year, including $500 from the Stafford County Democratic Party and $200 in smaller cash donations from individuals, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. His June finance report, filed on July 1 with the state Board of Elections, shows an ending balance of $950 and no expenditures.
Scharpenberg has loaned her campaign a total of $755, according to the VPAP and the Board of Elections. Her June finance report lists four expenditures, for food and beverages for a fundraising event, yard signs, and palm cards, and no cash or in-kind contributions.
Falmouth District
Incumbent Sarah Chase’s June finance report shows a balance of about $101 left over from her 2021 campaign.
During that campaign, she received $525 in donations from the Stafford County Democratic Party. Her 2025 campaign has not yet received any donations or made any expenditures.
Chase’s opponent, Fawn Chergosky, has not yet filed a campaign finance report, according to VPAP.
Garrisonville District
Wanda Blackwell, who is challenging incumbent Maureen Siegmund, has raised $1,272 this year, including $240 from Stacey Carroll, who is challenging Republican Delegate Paul Milde for the 64th District seat.
Blackwell’s June campaign finance report shows an ending balance of $1,570 and no expenditures.
Siegmund started this election cycle with about $368 from her 2021 campaign and has received one $250 donation this year. Her June finance report shows no expenditures.
During her 2021 campaign, Siegmund was endorsed by and received donations from the Stafford GOP, as well as from Glenn Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia PAC and the Rappahannock Conservative Women’s Coalition.
This year, as the Advance reported, the Stafford Republican Party endorsed another candidate for the Garrisonville seat—Stephanie Mojica. Mojica’s campaign finance reports show that she has loaned a total of $620 to her campaign in two installments. Her campaign has not yet made any expenditures, according to her June finance report.
Hartwood District
This race, which also has no incumbent (current representative Alyssa Halstead is not seeking reelection), has brought in the most money of all four School Board races.
Shannon Fingerholz has raised just over $7,000 for her campaign for the Hartwood seat. She donated $5,000 to her campaign, and has received a $250 donation from Stacey Carroll and $530 in cash contributions of under $100.
Her campaign finance reports also show $686 in in-kind contributions from herself and from Build the Bench, which is a training program for first-time Democratic candidates.
Fingerholz’s June finance report shows a balance of $2,631 and seven expenditures for food, decorations, a Stafford County Parks and Recreation rental fee, and technical support.
Opponent Steven Epple has not yet raised or spent any funds, according to VPAP and the Board of Elections.
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