Former Clarendon School District 1 board chairman John Bonaparte announced today that he will run as a write-in candidate to retain his seat on the board. Bonaparte did not re-file for his seat before the Aug. 29 deadline. Four filed for three seats open on the board, including incumbent Tony Junious and newcomers James Parson, Cynthia Risher and Keith Bowman.
"For the past 12 years, I have been working for community on the board; however, didn’t not (sic) file for re-election," Bonaparte said in his release. "By the request of the community, I have been ask to run as a write-in candidate. The purpose of this memo from me personally is to inform citizens of district one that I would be honored to continue representing them."
