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editTo me, she became notable by winning the runoff yesterday. Her local school board service alone would not make her notable. Her presidency of the Georgia School Boards Association, likewise. But added together, yes.
The Georgia Superintendent of Schools race is statewide (in a large state) and has attracted attention from outside Georgia: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2014/07/democrats_in_ga_races_present_.html http://dianeravitch.net/2014/07/23/breaking-news-valarie-wilson-wins-democratic-primary-for-georgia-state-superintendent/
Other sources: http://wabe.org/post/valarie-wilson-wins-democratic-runoff-superintendent-race http://www.decaturish.com/2014/07/decaturs-valarie-wilson-wins-runoff-election/