SJSD School Board president announces run for State Representative

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- St. Joseph Board of Education President Latonya Williams has announced she is running for District 10 state representative in the next election.

Rep. Bill Falkner (R) of District 10, will reach his term limit after this term, and Williams said she was approached awhile back and asked to consider running for the seat.

"Running has always been in the back of my mind," Williams said. "So, everything seems to be aligning, and it's the perfect opportunity to go for it."

Williams said she will continue her leadership on the Board of Education in St. Joseph until the end of her term, which would end in April of 2027, five months after the statewide elections.

"I would just have to do some juggling to complete the term if I were elected," Williams said. "But I think I can do it."

Williams is in her second term as Board of Education president, and said she has already begun campaigning for state representative and will be involved in a special speaking engagement at the end of the week.