Bryant outraises candidates in Charlottesville School Board race

There are three seats open on the Charlottesville School Board this November. These are non-partisan races so there is no primary.

So far two of the three incumbents have officially announced they would seek re-election to new terms. They are Emily Dooley and Lisa Larson-Torres. Dashad Cooper and Zyahna Bryant have declared races and the third incumbent is Dom Morse.

In the first campaign report of the year, Bryant reported the highest amount of contributions with a total of $8,946. That breaks down to $3,841 in contributions over $100 and $5,105 made up of 91 contributions below $100. Bryant’s campaign spent $3,295 and had a balance of $5,650 on March 31, 2025. (view the report on VPAP)

Cooper ran for Council in 2023 and had $1,334 in that campaign account at the beginning of January. He transferred this amount to his School Board campaign and reported another $350 in receipts for that account. He spent no money and had a balance of $1,636 at the end of the quarter.

• Dooley reported an opening and closing balance of $4,304 with no activity.
• Larsen-Torres reported an opening and closing balance of $1,634 with no activity.
• Morse reported an opening and closing balance of $1,326 with no activity.

Before you go: This story first appeared in the April 17, 2025 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. For some reason it took five days to upload to here. Want to support it? I’m now routing people to this page.