Carroll County Music teacher Rachel McCusker, who was recently elected to the Maryland State Board of Education, was a surrogate for the Ben Jealous campaign who appeared in a commercial during the race.
McCusker was elected to the seat Democrats created to make sure that the Maryland State Board of Education always had a union member doing their bidding on the Board of Education.
McCusker appeared in the ad that was released October 4th.
Media outlets including WBAL-TV and Maryland Matters ignored McCusker’s appearance for Jealous in their stories detailing McCusker’s selection.
Obviously, the first election for the spot reserved for a public school teacher on the Maryland State Board of Education turned out exactly how people thought it would turn out: that the seat will be reserve for the Maryland State Education Association representative who will prioritize union interests and Democratic priorities over students or even their fellow teachers.
