Superintendent of Public Instruction
Source: app.enhancedvoting.com
What does this office do?
- Setting learning standards and testing in public schools
- Dividing state money among school districts
- Reporting to the public on how schools are doing
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Gerard Davis
LostGreen
Gerard Davis is a Phoenix resident who worked as a case manager for the state Department of Child Safety and Department of Economic Security. He says he would root out waste in the school voucher program and focus on children with disabilities and in foster care.
Kimberly Yee
LostRepublican
Kimberly Yee is Arizona's state treasurer and a former state senator who once worked as a policy analyst for the Senate Education Committee. She says she would protect school choice and families' educational freedom.
Records: Public Education Quality 11 for, Government Efficiency 5 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 3 against,
Stephen Neal Jr.
LostArizona Independent Party
Stephen Neal Jr. is an educator from Surprise who has worked as a school psychologist and a special education director. He says he would make public schools more attractive to parents while keeping charter, home, and private school options.
Democratic
Teresa Leyba Ruiz is a former math teacher and retired president of Glendale Community College with 35 years in education. She says she would add oversight to the school voucher program, recruit teachers, and push for more public school funding.
Records: Public Education Quality 4 for
Sources: results.arizona.vote · azsos.gov