Claire Kipfmiller for APS School Board

10/26/2026

Evan, you stole the words right out of my mouth! I have thoroughly enjoyed the ups and downs of this campaign because I had the 3 of you to commiserate and celebrate with. What a journey this has been, hopefully we'll all get to explore the next chapter together as well.
Here's to the final stretch! 🥂🥰

I am beyond blessed to live in a country where we have the freedom to run for office, speak to your values and provide dissent.

This campaign has been one of the hardest things I have done in my life. The personal attacks have been tough, but I know I am stronger than them.

I consider myself fortunate to have met so many people in our community. With that, I would also like that thank all of my supporters.

Most of all I am grateful to Sarah, Kayla, and Claire. Running for the board of education on the same slate with them has allowed me to know them better. I consider them all friends. We compliment each other greatly and our values speak for themselves. We will continuously advocate for children and doing what is best for Alpena Public Schools.

I hope that myself, Sarah, Kayla, and Claire have earned your vote.

10/17/2026

This is the first time I've gotten to go to the haunted trail, it was amazing! Good job to all involved!

I had a great time supporting the Hinks Haunted Trail tonight with two other outstanding candidates for the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education. Showing up matters!

Remember to vote by November 3rd for:
- Evan Carlson
- Sarah Fritz
- Claire Kipfmiller
- Kayla Ratz

10/09/2026

Had an amazing lunch date with Lindsey for Alpena Public School Board today.
We have known each other for years prior to this election.
We discussed how, regardless of political differences, it is showing both of us how important it is to be kind, respectful and just an all-around good human. You can agree to disagree in personal views and still respect someone.
Its that simple.
We genuinely wish the best for the school district and plan to bring fairness and equality to this.
We have really reflected on how much our community could be if we all learned to agree to disagree and be kind. ALL of the kids will be at the same school with many different beliefs and experiences. What are we leading by example with? If we want our children to do better, we will need to do better as adults.



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10/08/2026

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10/04/2026

Kayla said it all. I actually met the candidates at their meet and greet hosted by the Republican party and based on our discussions there, I'm pretty surprised by this.
But like I said, Kayla nailed it, so please read her post and let me know if you have any questions.

Another week closer to the actual election has gone by and here I am reflecting on another roller coaster of emotions week.

At this point, you may have received in the mail or have seen posted online, the smear literature the Alpena Republican Party has put out against me and my slate mates. To have something with my picture on it that I had no say in for approval sent out in the mail feels weird and slimy. This is a LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, guys. Not a highly contested seat in congress. This effort made to make sure I am not elected is a bit much.

I don't know what is the real driving force here. Fear? Anger? Cruelty? In all reality, any combination of 4 of the 8 candidates could be elected meaning we will have to all work together. Setting a tone sowing hateful division is not a good look. It's actually gross. It's not normal for a party to sink money into nonpartisan position campaign like this.

At the end of the day, I am loved by friends and family. I remind myself that happy people are not deep diving school board candidates and spending their money to make flyers about them.

This picture was taken at Track and Field Day. It's one of the most fun events I volunteer at yearly at our school. If I win this election, I will keep showing up for my kids. If I lose this election, I will keep showing up for my kids.

I hope the person that took the time to send all those flyers out sleeps better at night knowing they took the time to try and hurt community members again. I feel sad for you.

09/26/2026

Starting the scavenger hunt!! If you see me walking downtown, please say hi!