Idaho billionaire VanderSloot likes Democrat to run schools
Published 5:00 pm Monday, October 29, 2018
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) Idaho billionaire Frank VanderSloot, a registered Republican, says he’s endorsing the Democrat running for superintendent of public instruction.
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Vandersloot in an announcement Monday says he’s supporting Cindy Wilson because it’s time to improve the state’s education system with a strong, results-oriented leader.
Wilson is challenging Republican incumbent Sherri Ybarra in the Nov. 6 election.
The Post Register reports that Vandersloot was a finance co-chairman for Mitt Romney’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Vandersloot also spoke at the Idaho Republicans’ 2016 convention in Nampa.
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Vandersloot says he views increasing teacher pay and reducing the number of teachers leaving for out-of-state jobs as the biggest challenge.
He says Wilson’s work on the governor’s education task force on teacher pay shows she knows how to meet those issues head-on.
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Information from: Post Register, http://www.postregister.com