OPINION — Following landmark midterm election results across the state, the Arizona Education Association is celebrating victories for public education and working families, attributing historic wins to years of organizing by AEA members up and down the state.
This election has produced a monumental shift in state leadership: Voters re-elected pro-public education Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, while flipping the Arizona Legislature to a pro-public-education majority. Projections also show pro-public-education candidate Nick Mansour is leading for state treasurer and educator Teresa Leyba Ruiz is leading for superintendent of public instruction.
There are also big wins for education at the local level. Across the state, pro-public-education candidates are making gains on school boards. One exciting example is Paradise Valley, where voters elected former Paradise Valley Education Association member, AEA member and current AEA retired member Rick Ross to the school board.
