Campaign: Door-to-Door With Monica Ratliff
Going door-to-door in the Sunland section of the East Valley one evening this past weekend, District 6 School Board candidate Monica Ratliff‘s pitch to voters goes something like this:“Hi, my name is Monica Ratliff. I’m a teacher, and I’m running for the Board of Education. Do you have any questions or concerns about the school district?”
Most voters are startled by this; it’s unusual for a politician to ask voters for advice three days before the May 21 election.
But then, Ratliff is no politician.
That’s been both a strength and a weakness in the campaign. When speaking, Ratliff comes off as an authentic person with real opinions often based on 12 years of teaching in a classroom.
But her lack of political savvy has also caused her some grief — most notably in her