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Catherine Barrett

AZ

Catherine Barrett filed a Statement of Interest for the Paradise Valley Unified School District (Arizona) governing board for the November 2026 election. NOTE: provisional pre-certification data (Statement of Interest under ARS 16-311(H)), not a certified ballot candidate.

Where Catherine Barrett stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Education Quality (1 record)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose

  • Collected signatures for the Invest in Education ballot initiative, which obtained enough signatures for ballot placement before the Arizona Supreme Court removed it from the ballot.

    October 5, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: phoenixnewtimes.com · researched August 10, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support

  • Collected signatures for the Invest in Education ballot initiative, which obtained enough signatures for ballot placement before the Arizona Supreme Court removed it from the ballot.

    October 5, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: phoenixnewtimes.com · researched August 10, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 oppose

  • Chaired the Arizona ballot-measure committee Yes for a Classroom Code of Ethics. The proposed initiative sought to bar public school teachers from endorsing or opposing candidates and legislation in class, with a warning for a first offense and a teaching-certificate suspension of up to 30 days for a second.

    May 25, 2020Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: arizonadailyindependent.com · researched August 10, 2026

Track record — General

General · 4 records

  • Served six years on the Arizona House of Representatives Education Committee, including four years as chair.

    August 10, 2026

    Source: azed.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Served four years on the Mesa School Board, according to the Arizona Department of Education's leadership biography.

    August 10, 2026

    Source: azed.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Served as the Arizona Department of Education's Associate Superintendent for Academic Achievement and was identified as the state education agency contact on Arizona's consolidated ESSA state plan.

    November 20, 2023

    Source: azed.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Volunteered for Arizonans for Affordable Electricity and was the public face of its Teachers Against 127 campaign, opposing Proposition 127, a ballot measure ordering utilities to use more clean energy.

    October 5, 2018

    Source: phoenixnewtimes.com · researched August 10, 2026

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Profile last researched July 7, 2026.