2018 MS Senate race: on Education


David Baria: Opposes vouchers for private schools with public money

Q: Education: Provide vouchers to send children to private schools with public money?

David Baria (D): No. Opposed.

Roger Wicker (R): Yes. Also supported tax-free savings accounts for private school costs in Trump tax plan.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Mississippi Senate race Oct 9, 2018

David Baria: Make 2-year colleges tuition free

Q: Student Debt: Refinance student loans at lower rates, paid for by increasing taxes on high earners (Elizabeth Warren bill)?

David Baria (D): Unknown on Warren bill. But supports loan forgiveness program & making 2-year colleges tuition free.

Roger Wicker (R): No. Voted against Warren bill.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Mississippi Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Roger Wicker: Support tax-free savings accounts for private school costs

Q: Education: Provide vouchers to send children to private schools with public money?

David Baria (D): No. Opposed.

Roger Wicker (R): Yes. Also supported tax-free savings accounts for private school costs in Trump tax plan.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Mississippi Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Roger Wicker: Opposes refinancing student loans at lower rates

Q: Student Debt: Refinance student loans at lower rates, paid for by increasing taxes on high earners (Elizabeth Warren bill)?

David Baria (D): Unknown on Warren bill. But supports loan forgiveness program & making 2-year colleges tuition free.

Roger Wicker (R): No. Voted against Warren bill.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Mississippi Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Jensen Bohren: Put the focus on educating the students, not on profits

Many schools are being run like a business. Schools focused on profits over education don't adequately serve their students. We need to focus on generating educated GRADUATES, not generating profits.
Source: Facebook posting on 2018 Mississippi Senate race Dec 31, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Education:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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