Two candidates file for Ann Arbor school board seat

Mexicotte’s seat is the only Ann Arbor seat up for re-election in the Nov. 6 general election. It is a four-year term.

The long-serving school board member has joked several times since January about whether or not she would seek re-election. Mexicotte could not be reached for comment Monday night to confirm she will, in fact, be running.

The deadline to file as a school board candidate is 4 p.m. Aug. 14. Candidates may still withdraw up until 4 p.m. Aug. 17.

Mexicotte has served on the Ann Arbor school board consistently since 2003. She was last elected in 2010 to a two-year term.

If she choses to run, Mexicotte may face an opponent.

Dale Leslie, 63, of Scio Township also filed an affidavit of identity and a receipt of filing with the county clerk on June 22.

Leslie is a businessman, life-long Washtenaw County resident and local history buff. He currently sits on the Washtenaw County Historical Society’s Board of Directors. Leslie also was a community contributor for AnnArbor.com from 2009 to 2011.

Milan's John Leacher, 49, is the only other person who has filed to run as a school board candidate in the November general election, according to the County Clerk's Office. Leacher, who is the current school board president for Milan Area Schools, was last elected in 2008.

Milan Area Schools recently switched from a four-year board term to six-year term due to the new Michigan election law.

Staff reporter Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at daniellearndt@annarbor.com.