OUR MISSION:

Hi friends! I'm Marie, and alongside my husband Charles, we co-founded the Orange Ballot PAC earlier this year in response to the growing influence of teacher union-backed candidates in our schools.

Our journey began when our daughter—who attends Frederick County Public Schools—brought home a math assessment using gender-neutral pronouns. That moment sparked our deeper involvement in school board advocacy and a passion for real, meaningful change.

Charles, originally from South Africa, serves as our Treasurer. I’m a native of Emmitsburg, MD and currently Chair the PAC. We’ve lived in Point of Rocks since 2010, been married 18 years, and are proud Republicans working to support strong conservative voices in education. I work as a freelance graphic designer and substitute teacher, giving me a unique window into what’s really happening in classrooms today.

After volunteering as a poll worker this past November and supporting write-in candidate Heather Fletcher for Board of Education, the inspiration hit: if the left has a red Apple Ballot… we need an Orange one. And so, the Orange Ballot was born—Apples to Oranges!

We’re starting in Frederick County with hopes to grow across Maryland. Download our flyer with a comparison chart on the front and a mockup of our ballot design on the back.

We’d love your feedback, support, and advice as we build this grassroots effort to elect solid, conservative Board of Education candidates. Let’s make our voices heard!

—Marie & Charles