Two seeking spot on Baker School Board
Published 6:39 am Monday, March 31, 2025
- The Baker School District learned in January 2025 that the company it uses to maintain student records was the target of a cybersecurity data breach. (Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald)
Two candidates have filed for a position on the Baker 5J School Board that will be on the ballot for the May 20 primary election.
Susan Yen and Sadie Lindell are running for position 4, a four-year term that starts July 1, 2025.
The incumbent, Travis Cook, did not file for reelection.
Cook, who owns Copper Belt Winery, said he needs to focus on his business and other projects along with his family.
“The school board is great, I loved doing it and serving,” Cook said March 17. “It just takes a lot of dedicated time and I don’t feel I have enough to give to it any more to be effective.”
Position 3 is also on the May primary ballot. The incumbent, Jessica Dougherty, has filed for another four-year term and is running unopposed.
Jayson has worked at the Baker City Herald since November 1992, starting as a reporter. He has been editor since December 2007. He graduated from the University of Oregon Journalism School in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism.
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