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School board race and measure: Glendale Union High School District

Glendale Union: two incumbents on the ballot, a 23-year district employee as a write-in, and a 10 percent override

November 3, 2026 general election. Glendale Union High School District No. 205 serves Glendale and north Phoenix. Two incumbents are printed on the ballot; the third candidate is a write-in whose name will not appear. The district also asks to renew its 10 percent operating override.
How this race works: two of the board's five seats are up, both for four-year terms. Vote for up to two candidates total. Brad Doyle is a certified write-in: to vote for him, write his name in and fill in the oval. Only votes for certified write-ins count.

Patrice "Patty" Kennedy (incumbent)

Elected to the board in 2010, so she is in her sixteenth year of board service. A Moon Valley High School graduate whose two children and many extended family members are also alumni. She works as an accountant and is the chief financial officer of a small local law firm.

Natalie Veidmark (incumbent)

A Thunderbird High School graduate who sent her four children to Thunderbird as well. She attended Westmont College in California and earned a master's in public administration at Arizona State University. Her community service includes the North Mountain Business Alliance, the National Charity League of Moon Valley, Boys Team Charity, church children's ministry, Young Life, and parent organizations. (The county certified list spells her surname "Viedmark"; the Republic and district usage is "Veidmark," used here.)

Brad Doyle (write-in)

A 23-year employee of the district and a former elected representative of the Glendale Union Education Association, running as a write-in.
  • Stated priorities: greater accountability and transparency, and strong board oversight on behalf of students, staff, and taxpayers, drawing on firsthand knowledge of decisions made by district leadership.

The override: a 10 percent maintenance and operations renewal

In one sentence: Glendale Union may keep exceeding its state operating budget limit by 10 percent for seven more years, raising an estimated $12,172,547 in the first year (fiscal 2027/28) at an estimated tax rate of $0.5318 per $100 of net assessed value, approximately the current rate.

Glendale Union's 10 percent is a smaller override than the 15 percent most districts carry. It funds operations, not buildings. If not renewed, it phases down over its final years and ends.

The math for your household

About $83 a year for the average homeowner

That is the Arizona Republic's figure for the average Glendale Union homeowner. The district's rate, $0.5318 per $100 of net assessed value, is about $133 a year on a home with $25,000 of net assessed value (roughly a $250,000 market value home at the 10 percent residential ratio). As a renewal, a yes keeps the current amount in place; a no removes it gradually.

A YES vote

The 10 percent override continues for seven years at about the current rate.

A NO vote

The override phases down and expires, and the district cuts or absorbs about $12 million a year of operating budget.

The strongest case for YES

  • A modest, existing override. Supporters note 10 percent is below the standard 15 percent, the rate does not rise, and the money funds the staff who run nine high schools.

The strongest case for NO

  • Oversight is the argument in this race. The write-in challenger in the board race is running on board oversight of district leadership; voters who share that concern may see the renewal vote as the same question asked in dollars.

Verification notes

  • School board campaigns file finance reports with Maricopa County. No raised or spent totals for these campaigns appeared in the coverage we reviewed; we print no totals rather than guess.
  • No proposition number for the Glendale Union override appears in the district's informational pamphlet as we reviewed it.
  • The two incumbents provided limited campaign material to the sources we reviewed; their entries here are biographical because that is what the public record offers. A short entry reflects a thin record, not a judgment.

How to vote without getting your ballot rejected

  • It is too late to mail your ballot. Drop it at any drop box or vote center by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3.
  • It must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. Postmarks do not count.
  • Sign and date the affidavit envelope, and write a current phone number on it.
  • For the write-in candidate, write the name clearly and fill in the oval. Only certified write-in candidates can receive countable votes.

Sources

Ballot Math: analysis only, no endorsements. Every candidate in this race got the same template: background, stated priorities, the record that exists, and honest notes where the record is thin.