Review note: Kathryn for Solano County Board of Education -- her own campaign site and Vacaville Teachers Association -- its own site, announcing its endorsement of Kathryn Kedarisetty may have more bias because they are advocacy or endorsement sources compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- content.solanocounty.gov (opens in a new tab)Solano County Registrar of Voters -- official "Candidate Filed Log - November 3, 2026 General Election" (as of 8/20/2026): the only county-section contests are Board of Supervisors District 4 (Michael Silva, John Carli) and County Board of Education Trustee Area 6 (Tamika Hamilton, Kathryn Kedarisetty) -- Trustee Areas 3 and 4 each drew a single incumbent filer and are marked "OFF THE BALLOT"; no Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Sheriff, District Attorney, Clerk-Recorder, Treasurer-Tax Collector, Public Defender, or Superior Court judge section appears anywhere in the document
- solanocoe.net (opens in a new tab)Solano County Office of Education -- its own "Board of Education" page: a 7-member board elected by trustee area; names Ginger Dunne as the sitting Area 6 trustee (term ends 2026), representing "the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Dixon and southeast Vacaville," and independently confirms Areas 3 and 4 (Dana Dean, Teresa Lavell) also expire in 2026 while Areas 1, 2, 5, and 7 do not
- dailyrepublic.com (opens in a new tab)Daily Republic -- "Tamika Hamilton seeks seat on Solano County Board of Education" (Oct. 22, 2025): names Hamilton an Air Force veteran, nonprofit leader, and community advocate launching her Trustee Area 6 candidacy from Dixon
- dailyrepublic.com (opens in a new tab)Daily Republic -- "Kedarisetty opens county Board of Education campaign Saturday" (Aug. 19, 2026): names Kathryn Kedarisetty a fifth-grade teacher and lifelong Vacaville resident, and reports her Trustee Area 6 campaign kickoff event
- kathryn4solanocountyboardofed.com (opens in a new tab)Kathryn for Solano County Board of Education -- her own campaign site: her own biography (5th grade teacher, product of Vacaville's public schools -- Cooper Elementary, Vaca Pena Middle School, Will C. Wood High School -- B.A. in Psychology and M.Ed. from UC Davis) and platform (supporting public school educators, putting students first)
- vacateachers.org (opens in a new tab)Vacaville Teachers Association -- its own site, announcing Kathryn Kedarisetty's Solano County Board of Education campaign kickoff and the union's endorsement of her candidacy for the November 2026 election
- theballotbook.com (opens in a new tab)The Ballot Book -- "Solano County Board of Education - District 6": lists Ginger Dunne as the current elected official, independently corroborating the county's own board page that she is the outgoing Area 6 incumbent
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- filer search for "Tamika Hamilton": no results at all -- a related search for "Hamilton Solano Board of Education" surfaces only an unrelated filer, "HAMILTON FOR SOLANO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 2024; DR. BONNIE" (a different candidate, a different cycle, a different trustee area) -- no committee registered under Tamika Hamilton's name for this race
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "KEDARISETTY FOR SOLANO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AREA 6, 2026; KATHRYN" (Filer #1493593), status ACTIVE -- no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval
Last updated September 7, 2026.
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Solano County Board of Education, Trustee Area 6
This person holds the Area 6 seat on the Solano County Board of Education. The board has seven members in all. It sets policy for the County Office of Education. That office runs the Juvenile Court and Community School System. It also authorizes charter schools. It hears appeals on expulsions, interdistrict attendance, and charter schools from local districts. The term is four years.
The Area 6 seat on the Solano County Board of Education is open. Ginger Dunne holds the seat now, but she did not run for it again. Air Force veteran Tamika Hamilton and teacher Kathryn Kedarisetty want the seat.
The winner serves a 4-year term on the county's 7-member Board of Education. The seat covers Dixon and southeast Vacaville. The board sets policy for the County Office of Education. That office runs the Juvenile Court and Community School System and authorizes charter schools. The board also hears expulsion, interdistrict-attendance, and charter-school appeals from local school districts.
The choice is between two different routes into county school governance. Hamilton brings two decades of Air Force service and nonprofit work connecting underserved families to county resources. Kedarisetty brings a classroom career in the district she grew up in. She also has the local teachers' union's direct backing.
Tamika Hamilton
Tamika Hamilton is a retired Air Force veteran of more than two decades. They run on getting parents involved, keeping students safe, careful spending, and career readiness. They got in the race in October 2025, about a year before the vote.
Kathryn Kedarisetty
Kathryn Kedarisetty is a fifth-grade teacher and has lived in Vacaville all her life. She runs on backing public school teachers and putting students first. She has the Vacaville Teachers Association's backing and joined the race in late August 2026.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.