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By Melanie Asmar/Chalkbeat

Denver school board member Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán is running for reelection.

Gaytán has represented southwest Denver’s District 2 on the school board since 2021, including a two-year stint as president. She will face one challenger for the seat in November.

Gaytán, 50, is both a Denver Public Schools graduate and a DPS parent. She said she is running for reelection because she believes in the work the board is doing with Superintendent Alex Marrero, including the district’s new Latinx Student Success team, which aims to improve education for the Latino students who make up half of the district’s population.

“We need to continue that momentum, and I want to

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