The bulk of spending has gone to support Marisol Rodriguez, a candidate for a seat on the state school board; District 2 encompasses Boulder County. Rodriguez, a consultant and mother of two school-aged children, is running against Kathy Gebhardt, a member of the Boulder Valley school board as well as state and national associations of school board directors. I also have a history of holding charter schools accountable,” including through Insignia Partners, the contracting firm she owns. Amabile says she was not aware of the groups supporting her until being contacted by Boulder Weekly and wasn’t familiar with either group. I believe in what communities want.”Gebhardt told Boulder Weekly she supports and has secured funding for charter schools.