Moms for Liberty-backed candidates face defeat as liberal and moderate candidates gain control in school board elections

Moms for Liberty, a group advocating for parental rights and conservative values in education, suffered significant losses in school board elections in Iowa. The organization, which supports school vouchers, book bans, and restrictions on LGBTQ topics in schools, endorsed candidates in the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids metro areas, but 92 percent of their candidates were defeated. Political experts suggest that the results indicate a rejection of the group's extreme positions and a desire for less politicization of schools. Teachers' unions attribute the losses to voters valuing local control and independence of school boards, and a turn-off from groups like Moms for Liberty getting involved.