SPRING 2026 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
All RCF Political Fund endorsements,except for the Beloit Board of Education,will be announced onMonday, February 23
The Beloit Board of Education endorsements will be announced onFriday, March 20
This will follow a Beloit Board of Education forum, hosted by the Beloit Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Beloit Economic Development Committee, and Rock County First on Wednesday, March 18. ALL candidates have confirmed their attendance. This will be announced very soon.
Beloit School Board Forum: Building a Stronger Beloit, Together!
March 25, 2026
Our three, non-partisan, community-based organizations, the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation and Rock County First, on March 18th, hosted a very successful Beloit School Board candidate forum. Common feedback to the forum from candidates, attendees, and the community—was overwhelmingly positive! With terms being used such as: “non-partisan,” “professional,” “fair,” “unbiased,” "well done, "all candidates being treated fairly and with dignity." One candidate said he respected our "commitment to civic engagement."
The community’s warm response to our forum demonstrates how much everyone values respectful, inclusive dialogue—exactly the spirit we want leading the district.
We once again thank the candidates, the school district and our moderator, Tim Bremel, for making this highly successful event, possible.
Are you in a box? Many of us are these days, and do not even realize it. I’m not talking
about a physical box. The box I refer to is much more dangerous because it is often
invisible. It’s the technology box.
Many of my readers are too young to remember the 1960s. In fact, I myself was born
then. But that timing gave me the luxury of seeing the ‘box’ built as it happened.
Younger folks, born in the 2000s, were born into a world where their invisible box was
pretty much finished with them inside it from birth, and my generation failed to point it
out. In fact, my generation slowly stepped into the box as well, initially out of
fascination and convenience.
The box encourages self-isolation and self-indoctrination. It keeps us listening to
echo-chambers regarding societal and political issues.
The Rock County First Political Fund (RCFPF), a non-partisan, non-profit organization in Rock County is pleased to announce its list of endorsed local candidates for the Spring election. Please note: all Beloit School Board endorsements will be announced on March 20th, after our Beloit School Board forum. Find information on the forum and all related updates HERE. This will be a forum like none prior. It will; 1) focus only on the top challenges facing the district and, 2) what specific, solution-oriented ideas the candidates propose. The format will allow the candidates to make their final arguments prior to early voting on March 24th, and election day on April 7th. It is intended to help voters make a more informed decision on whom to vote for.
