Incumbent Julie Bocanegra is running for re-election to Evergreen School Board Director, District 1. Bocanegra was part of the Evergreen School District's strong response to the COVID-19 pandemic including getting meals delivered to students and helping shift students to online classes. Even before the pandemic, Bocanegra worked to provide computer tablets for students, a decision that has strongly benefitted their remote learning during COVID-19. She is also committed to ensuring students learn from a broad range of perspectives throughout their education.

Her challenger in this race is Mike Appel. Appel works at Washington State University in Vancouver and is running on a reactionary, Trump-style agenda criticizing the current curriculum in schools. He lacks a vision for the role beyond conservative politics and has no community experience. Appel's campaign social media also mocks the Black Lives Matter movement and promotes a recent conservative trend to remove honest, age-appropriate discussions about American history from school curriculums.

Bocanegra is the best choice in the race for Evergreen School Board Director, District 1.