Too often in our politics, education is used as a political football by both sides of the aisle. Candidates make campaign promises to earn votes that they fail to fulfill, and our students pay the price.
In the Democratic Primary for Congressional District 9, we have the opportunity to elect David Schapira, a candidate who will break that trend and make education a national priority.
We support Schapira because he’s an educator and understands what we, as teachers, board members and education advocates need to make our system better for students.
Unfortunately, Schapira’s opponents have launched false attacks about his leadership on education at the state capitol. We have been on the front lines of the education debate, and we can tell you that there has been no better advocate for us at the state capitol than Schapira.
He has led the fights against school budget cuts and against school vouchers, and we’re confident he will be a great advocate for us and our community in Washington.
Don’t let the baseless attacks win. Join educators and education advocates from across CD9 in supporting David Schapira in the Aug. 28 Democratic Primary.
Michelle Helm, president, Tempe Union High School Governing Board
DeeAnne McClenahan, vice president, Tempe Union High School Governing Board
Rochelle Wells, member, Tempe Elementary School Board
Penny Kotterman, former president, Arizona Education Association
John Wright, former president, Arizona Education Association
Tammie Pursley, president, Mesa Education Association
Joe Spracale, retired principal, McKemy Elementary School, and former Tempe City Councilman
Erin Kirchoff, former president, Kyrene Education Association
Ed Bufford, former president, Phoenix Union Classroom Teachers Association
Mitzi Epstein, chair, YesPublicEd.org, and former member, Kyrene Governing Board
Sharon Doyle, board member, Tempe Union High School District Education Foundation, and former director, AEA Region 9
Carrie Brown, Kyrene parent
