My name is Katie Leid and I am running for re-election to Dayton School Board, position #4. For those of you who are not familiar with me, I grew up in the Touchet Valley, graduated from Waitsburg High School, married my childhood sweetheart, followed and helped him receive his college and advanced degrees, raised two very successful children and completed my education at Washington State University over twenty years ago.

We moved back “home” when I accepted the elementary/middle school principal’s position in Dayton in July, 2003. After an amazing nine years, I retired and have cont...