Citizens Clean Elections Debates for Superintendent of Public Instruction

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

I leave the education writing to David Safier, but that slacker is on vacation right now. (Just kidding, Dave).

The news reporting on the debates this week between the candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction was weak to nonexistent. For all the claims that education is the top priority, you would never know it from the lack of media coverage.

So what I will do is post the videos of the debates and invite readers to watch the debates and to discuss in the comments.

First the Republicans.

And the Democrats.

The Arizona Guardian (subscription required) reported that the Democratic candidates got testy wth one another after the debate, challenging each other's experience, among other things. I wasn't there, so I do not know more.

The Arizona Guardian reports today that a Penny Kotterman supporter filed a complaint on Thursday with the Citizens Clean Elections Commission challenging Jason Williams' eligibility to receive public campaign money. The four-part complaint accuses Williams of misreporting campaign contributions and expenses, as well as using his private corporation for unreported donations and paying salaries and campaign staff.