USD 232 School board election
Get to know the candidates and be sure to vote on November 4
On Tuesday, November 4, three of the seven school board positions in the De Soto Unified School District will be up for election, and all three positions are contested. Lucy Rumsey Dewitt and Nancy Moneymaker are competing for the open Position 4 seat, previously held by Danielle Heikes. For Position 5, incumbent Calley Malloy faces challenger Christian Amend, while incumbent and vice president Brandi Jonasson faces challenger T.J. Finan for Position 6. While each candidate represents one of three different districts within the USD 232 boundaries, all voters will vote for all three candidates.
To learn more about the candidates, you can view the Johnson County Post candidate forum held on Thursday, October 9 at De Soto High School.
See below for candidate responses to DTA's election questionnaire.
BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES
board of education
CURRENT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS
Stephanie Makalous - President
Serving Position 3 through January 2028.
E-mail: smakalous@usd232.org
Brandi Jonasson - Vice President
Serving Position 6 through January 2026.
E-mail: bjonasson@usd232.org
Chad Philhour
Serving Position 1 through January 2028.
E-mail: cphilhour@usd232.org
Ashley Spaulding
Serving Position 2 through January 2028.
E-mail: aspaulding@usd232.org
Danielle Heikes
Serving Position 4 through January 2026.
E-mail: dheikes@usd232.org
Calley Malloy
Serving Position 5 through January 2026.
E-mail: cmalloy@usd232.org
Anh-Nguyet Nguyen
Serving Position 7 through January 2028.
E-mail: anguyen@usd232.org
USD 232 BOARD OF EDUCATION
Attend Your USD 232 Board of Education Meetings!
Board meetings are generally held on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the USD 232 Administrative Offices, 35200 W. 91st Street, De Soto, KS. You can also watch online on the USD 232 YouTube channel.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
October 27, 2025 (special meeting)
November 3, 2025
December 1, 2025
January 12, 2026
Learn More
To register to vote, find your voting site, find information on advanced voting, or learn more about candidates in the November 2 election, visit the Johnson County Election Office website.