Fourth candidate files for Columbia Board of Education seat

Columbia Daily Tribune Staff   January 14, 2017

A fourth candidate has filed to run for one of three positions on the Columbia Board of Education.

Robin M. Dianics is the most recent to file for the April 4 election. Dianics did not immediately return a message and an email seeking comment Friday.

The fourth candidate will result in a competitive election, with three, three-year terms on the school board to be decided by voters.

Dianics will face three incumbents — Helen Wade, Paul Cushing and Jonathan Sessions.

The filing deadline for school board candidates is 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Candidates must file at the Columbia Public Schools Administration Building, 1818 W. Worley St. Filing will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.