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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Ralph Abraham on Education
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Republican challenger for Governor:
Click here for 5 full quotes
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- Invest in distance learning. (Nov 2018)
- Oppose nationwide standards like Common Core. (Sep 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Charles Boustany on Education
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Republican Representative (LA-7):
Click here for 10 full quotes
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Support the goals and ideals of Charter Schools. (May 2007)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (May 2013)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Jun 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
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John Bel Edwards on Education
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Democratic Governor:
Click here for 5 full quotes
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- Increase in teacher pay isn't enough, hope to do more. (Apr 2021)
- Invest in higher education for student success in workplace. (Apr 2021)
- $47 million increase for higher education. (Nov 2018)
- Make charter school creation a local issue; end Common Core. (Nov 2015)
- Replace Common Core with more K-12 school funding. (Aug 2015)
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John Neely Kennedy on Education
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Democratic Senate Challenger (LA):
Click here for 6 full quotes
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- More funding for pre-K education. (Mar 2008)
- Pre-K works and early childhood education is important. (Oct 2004)
- Supports accountability and a fully-funded NCLB. (Oct 2004)
- I believe in public education. (Oct 2004)
- Supports START college saving program. (Mar 2004)
- Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard. (Nov 2016)
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Cedric Richmond on Education
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Public Liaison:
Click here for 8 full quotes
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- COVID: Reopening schools is one of our top priorities. (Dec 2020)
- Don't treat all failing schools the same. (Nov 2010)
- Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Sponsored 10/10 Loan Forgiveness: cancel college loans after 10 years. (Mar 2013)
- Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
- Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
- Make two years of community college free. (Jul 2015)
- Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Eddie Rispone on Education
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Republican Gubernatorial candidate:
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- Work with schools & businesses to align education with jobs. (Sep 2019)
- Expand school choice options to empower parents. (Sep 2019)
- OpEd: Rispone supports vouchers to get his own tax break. (Jun 2019)
- Allow use of tax dollars for Christian schools. (Mar 2019)
- Let local boards give raises to individual teachers. (Mar 2019)
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Senate:
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Charles Boustany on Education
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Republican Representative (LA-7):
Click here for 10 full quotes
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Support the goals and ideals of Charter Schools. (May 2007)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (May 2013)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Jun 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
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Foster Campbell on Education
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Democratic candidate for Senate:
Click here for 3 full quotes
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- More flexible college loan rules & federal loan forgiveness. (Nov 2016)
- Fight for public schools with $1 billion Excellence Fund. (Sep 2016)
- Directed $1B from tobacco settlement to public schools. (Aug 2016)
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Joseph Cao on Education
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Republican Senate challenger:
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- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
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Bill Cassidy on Education
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Republican Senator:
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- College Transparency Act: address why so much student debt. (Nov 2020)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Anti-free college, according to AFA survey. (Sep 2020)
- Anti-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Thomas Clements on Education
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Libertarian candidate for Senate:
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- Supports homeschooling and vouchers. (Jul 2016)
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John Fleming on Education
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Republican Senate candidate:
Click here for 7 full quotes
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Sponsored Amendment to guarantee parents may educate kids. (Jan 2011)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (Mar 2013)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
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John Neely Kennedy on Education
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Democratic Senate Challenger (LA):
Click here for 6 full quotes
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- More funding for pre-K education. (Mar 2008)
- Pre-K works and early childhood education is important. (Oct 2004)
- Supports accountability and a fully-funded NCLB. (Oct 2004)
- I believe in public education. (Oct 2004)
- Supports START college saving program. (Mar 2004)
- Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard. (Nov 2016)
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Rob Maness on Education
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Republican Challenger:
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- Supports vouchers for school choice. (Dec 2013)
- Defund Common Core; return control to parents. (Nov 2013)
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Adrian Perkins on Education
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| Democratic nominee for Senate:
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Antoine Pierce on Education
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Democratic Senate challenger:
Click here for 2 full quotes
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- College graduates should not have to drown in debt. (Feb 2020)
- Support universal pre-K. (Feb 2020)
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House:
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Ralph Abraham on Education
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Republican Runoff Nominee (District 5):
Click here for 5 full quotes
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- Invest in distance learning. (Nov 2018)
- Oppose nationwide standards like Common Core. (Sep 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Charles Boustany on Education
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Republican Representative (LA-7):
Click here for 10 full quotes
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Support the goals and ideals of Charter Schools. (May 2007)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (May 2013)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Jun 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
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Edwin Edwards on Education
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| Democratic Runoff Nominee (District 6):
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John Fleming on Education
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Republican (District 4):
Click here for 7 full quotes
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Sponsored Amendment to guarantee parents may educate kids. (Jan 2011)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (Mar 2013)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
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Garret Graves on Education
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Republican Runoff Nominee (District 6):
Click here for 5 full quotes
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- Provide school choice for students in failing schools. (Dec 2014)
- Oppose nationwide standards like Common Core. (Sep 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Clay Higgins on Education
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Republican (District 3):
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- Dismantle Common Core; dismantle Education Department. (Dec 2016)
- College education has become more of burden than benefit. (Dec 2016)
- Opposes states adopting federal education standards. (Nov 2016)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Mike Johnson on Education
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Republican (District 4):
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- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Jamie Mayo on Education
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| Democratic Runoff Nominee (District 5):
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Vance McAllister on Education
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| Republican (District 5):
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Cedric Richmond on Education
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Democrat (District 2):
Click here for 8 full quotes
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- COVID: Reopening schools is one of our top priorities. (Dec 2020)
- Don't treat all failing schools the same. (Nov 2010)
- Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Sponsored 10/10 Loan Forgiveness: cancel college loans after 10 years. (Mar 2013)
- Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
- Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
- Make two years of community college free. (Jul 2015)
- Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Steve Scalise on Education
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Republican Representative (LA-1):
Click here for 6 full quotes
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (Feb 2013)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Kathleen Blanco on Education
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Democratic LA Governor:
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- Raise teacher pay by $1,500 per year. (Nov 2006)
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Jay Dardenne on Education
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Republican 2015 Gubernatorial candidate:
Click here for 2 full quotes
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- Common Core's high standards move LA in the right direction. (Sep 2015)
- TOPS cannot be sustained without capping costs. (Aug 2015)
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Murphy Foster on Education
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Former Republican Governor (1996-2003):
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- Proposes expanding to 45 charter schools. (Jul 1997)
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Bobby Jindal on Education
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Republican Governor; previously Representative (LA-1):
Click here for 25 full quotes
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- Dollars follow the child; parents decide. (Oct 2015)
- TOPS program: free tuition for good college grades. (Oct 2015)
- Let parents decide on traditional school or virtual school. (Jul 2015)
- If it's not about student achievement, what's it about? (Jun 2015)
- Money follows the child, instead of child following money. (Jun 2015)
- Shrink Dept. of Education, and reduce its power. (Jun 2015)
- Teach kids the best science; but no comment on evolution. (Sep 2014)
- Local control instead of Common Core. (Sep 2014)
- I am for standards, but against Common Core. (Jun 2014)
- Supported Common Core initially; now opposes it. (Jun 2014)
- $141M more to train students for the jobs of the future. (Mar 2014)
- Fight to give parents choices in schools. (Mar 2014)
- For school choice & tenure reform. (Feb 2014)
- Voucher program for New Orleans over legislature objections. (Apr 2013)
- Reward good teachers with flex pay. (Nov 2010)
- Pay 90% of public school cost as private & parochial tuition. (Nov 2010)
- Tap faith-based groups to run charter schools. (Nov 2010)
- I favor whatever works, including vouchers & charters. (Nov 2010)
- Reinvented New Orleans with private/parochial scholarships. (Feb 2009)
- Increase completion rate above 6% for GED-OPTIONS program. (Jan 2009)
- Performance-based funding for schools to meet industry needs. (Jan 2009)
- Too many of our campuses have buildings with leaking roofs. (Mar 2008)
- Tax deductions for tuition & qualified educational expenses. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
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David Vitter on Education
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Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (LA-1):
Click here for 15 full quotes
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- Get Louisiana out of Common Core. (Aug 2015)
- No federal incentives to get states to adopt Common Core. (May 2015)
- Headstart is very important but also very spotty. (Oct 2004)
- Supports vouchers for private & religious schools. (Nov 2002)
- Supports charter schools & increased flexibility. (Nov 2002)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Rated 9% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Support the goals and ideals of Charter Schools. (May 2007)
- Supports education vouchers for public or private school. (Aug 2010)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (May 2013)
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Rodney Alexander on Education
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Democratic Representative (LA-5):
Click here for 6 full quotes
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Bill Cassidy on Education
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Republican (Senate run 2014) (District 6):
Click here for 5 full quotes
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- College Transparency Act: address why so much student debt. (Nov 2020)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Anti-free college, according to AFA survey. (Sep 2020)
- Anti-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Richard Hugh Baker on Education
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Republican (Resigned 2008) (District 6):
Click here for 12 full quotes
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- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
- Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 8% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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John Breaux on Education
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Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004:
Click here for 13 full quotes
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- Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
- Voted NO on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
- Voted NO on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
- Voted NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
- Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Three R’s: $35B for Reinvestment,Reinvention,Responsibility. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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John Cooksey on Education
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2004 former Republican Nominee:
Click here for 5 full quotes
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- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Chris John on Education
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2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative:
Click here for 7 full quotes
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- Early childhood education forms all education’s cornerstone. (Oct 2004)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Chris John on Education
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Democrat (Until 2004) (District 7):
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- Early childhood education forms all education’s cornerstone. (Oct 2004)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Bennett Johnston on Education
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Democratic Senator (Former):
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- Voted NO on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
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Bob Livingston on Education
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 1):
Click here for 4 full quotes
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- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Billy Tauzin on Education
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Republican (Until 2004) (District 3):
Click here for 7 full quotes
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- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Rated 18% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Billy Tauzin III on Education
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Former GOP Challenger (2004) (District 3):
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- Support merit pay for our best and brightest educators. (Nov 2004)
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Joseph Cao on Education
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Republican (until 2010) (District 2):
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- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
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John Cooksey on Education
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Republican (District 5):
Click here for 5 full quotes
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- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Bobby Jindal on Education
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Republican Governor; previously Representative (LA-1):
Click here for 25 full quotes
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- Dollars follow the child; parents decide. (Oct 2015)
- TOPS program: free tuition for good college grades. (Oct 2015)
- Let parents decide on traditional school or virtual school. (Jul 2015)
- If it's not about student achievement, what's it about? (Jun 2015)
- Money follows the child, instead of child following money. (Jun 2015)
- Shrink Dept. of Education, and reduce its power. (Jun 2015)
- Teach kids the best science; but no comment on evolution. (Sep 2014)
- Local control instead of Common Core. (Sep 2014)
- I am for standards, but against Common Core. (Jun 2014)
- Supported Common Core initially; now opposes it. (Jun 2014)
- $141M more to train students for the jobs of the future. (Mar 2014)
- Fight to give parents choices in schools. (Mar 2014)
- For school choice & tenure reform. (Feb 2014)
- Voucher program for New Orleans over legislature objections. (Apr 2013)
- Reward good teachers with flex pay. (Nov 2010)
- Pay 90% of public school cost as private & parochial tuition. (Nov 2010)
- Tap faith-based groups to run charter schools. (Nov 2010)
- I favor whatever works, including vouchers & charters. (Nov 2010)
- Reinvented New Orleans with private/parochial scholarships. (Feb 2009)
- Increase completion rate above 6% for GED-OPTIONS program. (Jan 2009)
- Performance-based funding for schools to meet industry needs. (Jan 2009)
- Too many of our campuses have buildings with leaking roofs. (Mar 2008)
- Tax deductions for tuition & qualified educational expenses. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
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Jim McCrery on Education
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Republican Representative (LA-4):
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- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Focus educational resources to help those with greatest need. (Jul 2001)
- Require state standards, regular assessments, and sanctions. (Jul 2001)
- Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable. (Jul 2001)
- Rated 17% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Charles Melancon on Education
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Democrat:
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- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
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Charles Melancon on Education
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Democrat:
Click here for 2 full quotes
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- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
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David Vitter on Education
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Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (LA-1):
Click here for 15 full quotes
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- Get Louisiana out of Common Core. (Aug 2015)
- No federal incentives to get states to adopt Common Core. (May 2015)
- Headstart is very important but also very spotty. (Oct 2004)
- Supports vouchers for private & religious schools. (Nov 2002)
- Supports charter schools & increased flexibility. (Nov 2002)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Rated 9% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Support the goals and ideals of Charter Schools. (May 2007)
- Supports education vouchers for public or private school. (Aug 2010)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (May 2013)
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Paul Carmouche on Education
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| Democrat (District 4):
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Troy Carter on Education
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| Democrat (District 2):
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Don Cazayoux on Education
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Democratic Representative (LA-6):
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- Raised teacher pay; provided 4-year-olds early education. (May 2008)
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Lance Harris on Education
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| Republican (District 5):
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William Jefferson on Education
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Democratic Representative (LA-2):
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- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 92% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Mary Landrieu on Education
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Democratic Sr Senator (LA):
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- Pell grants originally paid 100% of college; now it's 40%. (Dec 2010)
- Strongly believes in early childhood education. (Aug 2008)
- Amendment to allow voluntary prayer in public schools. (Nov 1996)
- Supports vouchers and charter schools. (Nov 1996)
- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
- Voted NO on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Voted NO on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Firmly opposed to Bush’s voucher proposal. (Jan 2001)
- Three R’s: $35B for Reinvestment,Reinvention,Responsibility. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Support the goals and ideals of Charter Schools. (May 2007)
- Don't count combat pay against free school lunch. (Mar 2009)
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Jeff Landry on Education
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Republican (District 3):
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- Empower parents with home school, charters, & church schools. (Nov 2010)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
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Julia Letlow on Education
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| Republican (District 5):
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Luke Letlow on Education
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| Republican (District 5):
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Karen Carter Peterson on Education
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| House Challenger (District 2):
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David Vitter on Education
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Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (LA-1):
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- Get Louisiana out of Common Core. (Aug 2015)
- No federal incentives to get states to adopt Common Core. (May 2015)
- Headstart is very important but also very spotty. (Oct 2004)
- Supports vouchers for private & religious schools. (Nov 2002)
- Supports charter schools & increased flexibility. (Nov 2002)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Rated 9% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Support the goals and ideals of Charter Schools. (May 2007)
- Supports education vouchers for public or private school. (Aug 2010)
- $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (May 2013)
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