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No endorsement
The race
Glendale Union High School District voters elect two members to four-year terms on November 3, 2026. Vote for up to two. Both incumbents are running; the challenger is a filed write-in.
The certified roster is: Patrice (Patty) Kennedy (incumbent), Natalie Viedmark (incumbent — the Superintendent's list spells the surname "Viedmark"; The Arizona Republic spells it "Veidmark"), and Brad Doyle (filed write-in). The district also asks voters to renew a 10% maintenance and operations override, covered in our measure coverage.
The candidates
Patrice (Patty) Kennedy (incumbent). Kennedy was elected to this board in 2010 and is a graduate of the district's Moon Valley High School, as reported by The Arizona Republic. She works as an accountant and is the chief financial officer for a small local law firm.
Pros: Sixteen years on this board and a working accountant/CFO's skill set — the board's core job is a budget. Cons: No specific board votes or published re-election platform were sourced in this pass.
Natalie Viedmark (incumbent). A graduate of the district's Thunderbird High School, where she and her husband sent their four children; she holds a master's in public administration from Arizona State University and has served in community organizations including the North Mountain Business Alliance and parent organizations, as reported by The Arizona Republic.
Pros: A public-administration master's and long community involvement alongside her board service. Cons: No specific board votes or published re-election platform were sourced in this pass.
Brad Doyle (write-in). Doyle is a 23-year employee of the district and a former elected representative of the Glendale Union Education Association, as reported by The Arizona Republic. He says he is running to improve the district and strengthen the community, and believes in greater accountability and transparency and strong board oversight on behalf of students, staff and taxpayers.
Pros: Twenty-three years inside the district and a stated platform of accountability, transparency and oversight. Cons: A district employee and former union representative asking to oversee his own employer raises the obvious conflict question; no governing record was sourced.
OUR CALL
Our call: insufficient record — no endorsement. What would earn one here: sourced votes or outcomes from the incumbents' long service, or a fuller published platform from Doyle addressing how an employee-member handles oversight of his own district. Two incumbents with finance and administration credentials and one insider challenger is a real choice — it is not yet a checkable one.
For the complete Election 2026 breakdown — every race, claim by claim — see the full coverage on our website.
Vote early. Research your candidates. Choose the best moderates, whatever their party — no extremism from either side. And encourage your friends and family to do the same.
Sources
- Maricopa County School Superintendent — "November 3, 2026 School District Governing Board Certified and Write-In Candidates (as of 8/25/26)" — the certified roster for this race (county grade) — https://schoolsup.org/s/2026-Certified-Write-In-Candidates-082526.pdf
- The Arizona Republic / azcentral, "Who's running for metro Phoenix school boards in the midterm election?" (Oct. 2, 2026) — candidate backgrounds, occupations and stated priorities as reported — https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/02/metro-phoenix-school-board-candidates-midterm-2026-election/91830892007/
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.