Cathy Nathan, Jean Marvin, Ana Folpe and Justin Cook win seats on the Rochester School Board

ROCHESTER — Three incumbents and one newcomer won seats on the Rochester School Board during Tuesday’s midterm election, while a current board member won the position of Olmsted County attorney. The incumbents include Cathy Nathan, Jean Marvin and Justin Cook. The newcomer elected to the board is Ana Folpe. They will each serve a four-year term. Meanwhile, current board member Karen MacLaughlin won her election for Olmsted County attorney with 52% of the vote, meaning she will no longer be able to hold her role on the school board. Among the top four candidates, Nathan received the largest share of the overall pool, with 16.51% of the votes. She was followed by Marvin, who had 15.54%; Cook, who had 14.83%; and Folpe with 14.77%. The rest of the candidates each received less than 10% of the vote. They included Josh Koestler, Joe LaForge, Flora Howie, Pat Farmer, Joe Christenson and John Peck.

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