It should come as no surprise to anyone who’s read my posts that John Huppenthal, our current Superintendent of Public Instruction, is not my idea of the kind of guy who should be holding that office. And it should be equally unsurprising that I support Dr. David Garcia who’s running against Huppenthal.
This, however, isn’t a post where I sing Garcia’s praises. If you want to learn more about him, you can visit his website. I just want people to know that Garcia will be at events in Southern Arizona Saturday and Monday, March 8 and 10: Saturday in Green Valley (I’ll be introducing him at the 3pm Town Hall) and Monday in Tucson. In down ballot races like this one, voters often know little about the candidates and rarely have a chance to meet them. If you’re interested in hearing Garcia talk and maybe asking him a question or two, here’s your chance.
Saturday, 9:30-11:00 Town hall
Sponsored by Quail Creek Democratic Club.
Madera Clubhouse Silver Room (in Quail Creek)
2055 E. Quail Crossing Blvd., Green Valley, AZ 85614
Saturday, 3:00-4:30 Town Hall
Sponsored by Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area.
Room #248 (upstairs meeting room), Continental Shopping Plaza.
240 West Continental Road, Green Valley
Saturday, 4:30-5:30 Reception – Green Valley Democratic Headquarters
Sponsored by Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area.
Ground floor, next to CVS, Continental Shopping Plaza.
240 West Continental Road, Green Valley
Monday, noon-2pm Democrats of Greater Tucson
Dragon View Restaurant, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson
This article appears in Mar 6-12, 2014.
I thought Tom Horne was the worst person to ever be elected as Superintendent of Public Instruction. I was wrong. Tom is the worst AG in the history of the United States, though.
The country needs more folks like John Huppenthal in the field of public education, all throughout the nation.
Huppenthal is part of the old guard who opposed getting rid of cockfighting. What a forward thinking man!
John Huppenthal is not an educator and never attended public schools. He landed this job playing the race (No La Raza) and language (English only) cards. I hope we’ve collectively matured in AZ since 2010.